History of the United States II / Unit 6 USH2 0779 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Square Deal
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The idea
Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal promised action on the trusts, public health and conservation, and in nineteen oh three he created a Department of Commerce and Labor.
In practice
The new department's Bureau of Corporations investigating big business.
Where people slip
The anchor says Roosevelt brought more than two dozen successful antitrust suits, more than any earlier president.
Your place on the trail
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