How did Theodore Roosevelt shape politics in the first decade of the twentieth century?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
a. Roosevelt used the power of the federal government to weaken corporate capitalism and protect ordinary people and the natural environment.
b. He abandoned the long-standing cooperation between corporate capitalism and the federal government.
c. He launched antitrust lawsuits against corporate entities such as J. P. Morgan’s Northern Securities railroad trust and John Rockefeller’s Standard Oil.
d. He supported legislation such as the Elkins Act and Hepburn Act to regulate the railroads.
e. His “square deal” placed labor on a more even footing with management.
f. He expanded the powers of the federal Forest Service and issued executive orders to protect the wilderness.
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