Question

Which of the following statements reflects Theodore Roosevelt's position on big business?

Roosevelt fuces publicity on businesses that lacked ethics or poor business practices.
He believed he should support big business since his country was the world's industrial leader.
Roosevelt was impressed by the way big businesses could elevate to such success no matter how they became successful.
Roosevelt cooperated with business leaders at all times.

Answer 1

Roosevelt fuces publicity on businesses that lacked ethics or poor business practices.

Answer 2

The correct option is: "Roosevelt fuces publicity on businesses that lacked ethics or poor business practices."

Roosevelt was in favor of a strong federal power, capable of regulating the economic activity of the country. It attacked the big private companies and its economic policy was against the monopoly, which it accused of obtaining enormous benefits to the detriment of the consumers, and initiates proceedings against the big capitalists of the railroad, of the petroleum and of the agri-food industry. The formal beginning of this crusade against the industrial trusts takes place in a long speech of more than 30 pages that it pronounces in the House of Representatives.