Progressive Era and Teddy Roosevelt

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What was the purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

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To prevent monopolies and promote fair competition.

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Which president was known for his efforts to break up monopolies and regulate big businesses?

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Theodore Roosevelt

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What were some of the Progressive Era reforms? Options: Labor reforms, regulation of monopolies, and protection of consumers, prohibition of alcohol, immigration restrictions, and child labor laws, abolition of slavery, increased government spending, and decreased taxes.

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Labor reforms, regulation of monopolies, and protection of consumers

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Name one SOCIAL reform that was a part of the Progressive Era?

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Child labor reform

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What was the main goal of trust-busting during the progressive era?

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To break up monopolies and promote competition.

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Which of the following would be political reforms that Progressives would want to make? Options: Increase the power of corporations, Limit the power of the government, Increase the power of the military, Implement laws to protect workers, improve society, and regulate business

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Implement laws to protect workers, improve society, and regulate business

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What was President Roosevelt's domestic policy called?

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The Square Deal

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Which of the following would President Roosevelt NOT AGREE with?
Eliminating the power of big businesses to corrupt the political process,
Allowing big businesses greater access to natural resources,
Guaranteeing that big businesses to pay laborers fair wages for their work,
Eliminating the political power of trusts in industries

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Allowing big businesses greater access to natural resources