Theodore Roosevelt and His impact on the United State’s Economy
The board game Monopoly and Teddy Bears are two childlike toys that go hand in hand in popularity, but in the early 1900s Teddy Roosevelt and business monopolies were put in a head to head battle that was definitely not a game. Monopolies in the early 1900s were taking advantage of workers and customers by overpricing products and overworking employees. There were many efforts put forth to end monopolies exploiting people, but Theodore Roosevelt was the first person to implicate the government's power into this dilemma. Theodore Roosevelt was a president for the people and, due to his actions, the society became more fair and the economy flourished. Theodore Roosevelt impacted the economy in a positive way by enacting a preservation policy, founding the Department of Commerce and Labor and by putting limitations on business.
Preserving the nation's resources was an act Theodore Roosevelt put into place that changed the way America viewed resources and prevented business’ from recklessly using the land, both …show more content…
The preservation policy protected the resources and without it the country would have been stripped of all its materials. The Department of Commerce and Labor was established to ensure the rights of workers and is still used today, showing just how much Roosevelt changed the way business worked. The limitations he put on business offered an alternative to “busting the trusts” and made the workplace fairer for workers, resulting in smaller firms being created and more jobs opening up. Roosevelt’s actions that he put into place showed the power of government as well as the importance of resources, workers and corporations all working together and was able to positively impact, not only monopolies, but the economy as
The board game Monopoly and Teddy Bears are two childlike toys that go hand in hand in popularity, but in the early 1900s Teddy Roosevelt and business monopolies were put in a head to head battle that was definitely not a game. Monopolies in the early 1900s were taking advantage of workers and customers by overpricing products and overworking employees. There were many efforts put forth to end monopolies exploiting people, but Theodore Roosevelt was the first person to implicate the government's power into this dilemma. Theodore Roosevelt was a president for the people and, due to his actions, the society became more fair and the economy flourished. Theodore Roosevelt impacted the economy in a positive way by enacting a preservation policy, founding the Department of Commerce and Labor and by putting limitations on business.
Preserving the nation's resources was an act Theodore Roosevelt put into place that changed the way America viewed resources and prevented business’ from recklessly using the land, both …show more content…
The preservation policy protected the resources and without it the country would have been stripped of all its materials. The Department of Commerce and Labor was established to ensure the rights of workers and is still used today, showing just how much Roosevelt changed the way business worked. The limitations he put on business offered an alternative to “busting the trusts” and made the workplace fairer for workers, resulting in smaller firms being created and more jobs opening up. Roosevelt’s actions that he put into place showed the power of government as well as the importance of resources, workers and corporations all working together and was able to positively impact, not only monopolies, but the economy as