HIST 2057 Chapter : Test 2 Review
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11:57 am: progressive presidents, all attempted to help those at the bottom, didn"t always work, all could be labeled as "trust busters, roosevelt and business, nicknamed the "first trust buster" Iconic leader of progressive era: youngest president, but not elected, re-elected in 1904, was a republican when he was elected, used executive branch to set national agenda: the square deal, three priorities for domestic policy: It was formed by a merger of two wealthy railroad companies. Jp morgan and james j hill found a loophole in the. Jp morgan agreed to buy investments in order to avoid a crash in 1907: roosevelt agreed to let jp morgan. Protect consumers: goal: set fair prices for all customers, elkin"s act, pure food and drug act, hepburn act (1906, gave the icc the right to examine and investigate railroad"s financial records and set rates for interstate travel.
