What did the square deal support regulation of?

a. trusts and monopolies
b. large corporations and railroads
c. labor, capital, and the public
d. conservation of land and monuments

The correct answer is B. The Square Deal was a program of Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, directed to its internal policy and based on some principles of aid to the middle class.

After Roosevelt was elected president in 1904, he began to implement these ideas, proposing competition rules that were approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Due to these new regulations, the federal government began legal proceedings against large companies and railroads , which breached the competition laws.

The square deal support the regulations of large corporations and Railroads.

In 19th century, science and technology advances and this gave a boost to some industries in the United State, particularly manufacturing and agricultural industries.

This era was also accompanied with abuses and practices that are unfair to labor. There were unfair labor practices due to the fact that people were highly competing for employment and most of the available industries were not adequately regulated; employers and corporation treated employee unfairly by forcing them to work in environment that are not suitable and also the rise in the manufacturing industries has beginning to cause damages on the natural environment to a point that territories became urbanized.

When Theodore Roosevelt first came power in 1904, he introduced and promoted collections of progressive policies. Roosevelt hoped that the progressive policies would go along way in reshaping the industries and better the life of the american people. The policies are called THE SQUARE DEAL.

The square deal concentrated mainly on the conservation of nature, public welfare and control of corporations. The square deal formed the basic policies President Roosevelt introduced throughout its tenure.  

The square deal addressed some of the challenges that faced the employees, and unregulated corporations. Another major achievement of the square deal was the protection of children and women in the working environment.

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