Square Deal Basics
What was the name of President Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic program?
What is the Square Deal?
Name one of the “Three C’s” in the Square Deal.
What is conservation / corporate regulation / consumer protection?
Roosevelt was a progressive but not a __________.
What is a radical?
What phrase did Roosevelt use when referring to equal rights for African Americans?
What is “a square deal for the Negro”?
Roosevelt believed the government should intervene to create what kind of society?
What is a just and equitable society?
The Square Deal aimed to balance the interests of which three groups?
Who are workers, businesses, and consumers?
What did Roosevelt believe the government should protect when it came to nature?
What are natural resources (conservation)?
What law did Roosevelt use to challenge monopolies?
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Who did Roosevelt write to about equal treatment for Black Americans?
Who is Rollo Ogden?
What were some major problems caused by rapid growth in the early 1900s?
What are overcrowded cities, poor working conditions, and inequality?
What labor strike helped Roosevelt associate himself with the term “Square Deal”?
What is the 1902 anthracite coal strike?
Which “C” focused on making sure companies didn’t abuse power?
What is corporate regulation?
What major railroad company did Roosevelt’s administration sue in 1902?
What is the Northern Securities Company?
What did Roosevelt believe people should be judged by?
What is their individual merit, not race?
How did Roosevelt justify government intervention in society?
What is to maintain social justice and prevent extreme reform?
True or False: Roosevelt invented the term “Square Deal.”
What is False?
What was the goal of consumer protection?
What is to safeguard the interests of consumers?
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Northern Securities case?
What is to dissolve the company?
Which business owner implemented a “Square Deal” in the workplace?
Who is George F. Johnson?
Who opposed Roosevelt’s efforts to expand the Square Deal?
Who are conservative Republicans in Congress?
How did Roosevelt’s handling of the coal strike reflect his values?
What is he treated both sides fairly and wanted a fair deal for all Americans?
Roosevelt’s Three C’s were the foundation of what type of agenda?
What is a progressive agenda?
Why did Roosevelt want to regulate rather than dismantle big business?
What is he believed big business was natural, but needed oversight to prevent abuse?
What were some benefits Johnson offered his workers?
What are good wages, medical care, and community?
How did the Square Deal influence the future role of government?
What is it paved the way for future reforms and stronger federal involvement?