During the great coal strike of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt _____
A) played no role at all in settling the dispute
B) sympathized completely with the company owners
C) turned his attention to the Pure Food and Drug Act instead
D) brought the two sides to the White House to come to an agreement
E) shut down the coal mines for two months
Answer: D
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