Apentix/AP US History/Unit 7: Period 7 (1890-1945)/Question

AP US Historyeasymcq1 pt

During his presidency Theodore Roosevelt earned the label "trustbuster" primarily because he

A.used the Sherman Antitrust Act to prosecute a major railroad combination

B.nationalized all large corporations

C.repealed the Sherman Antitrust Act

D.banned all business combinations

Explanation

Core Concept

Roosevelt ordered the suit that dissolved the Northern Securities Company, a railroad holding company, under the Sherman Act. The 1904 Supreme Court ruling made him the first president to break up a major trust through litigation.

Correct Answer

Aused the Sherman Antitrust Act to prosecute a major railroad combination

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