Square Deal domestic program
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The Square Deal domestic program was President Theodore Roosevelt’s progressive reform agenda focused on fairness for workers, consumers, and businesses through regulation and social justice measures.
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- Square Deal ×49
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
domestic program
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policy initiative → progressive reform agenda → |
| aimsAt |
conservation of natural resources
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fairness for businesses → fairness for consumers → fairness for workers → protection of public health → regulation of large corporations → regulation of railroads → social justice → |
| appliesTo |
business owners
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consumers → natural resources → workers → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| appliesToOfficeHolder |
Theodore Roosevelt
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| architect |
Theodore Roosevelt
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| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
Progressive Era political histories
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Theodore Roosevelt speeches → |
| follows |
laissez-faire economic policies of the Gilded Age
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| hasEffect |
expansion of executive authority in economic regulation
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increased public trust in federal consumer protections → strengthening federal regulatory power → |
| hasPart |
Elkins Act
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Hepburn Act → Meat Inspection Act → Newlands Reclamation Act → Pure Food and Drug Act → antitrust enforcement → conservation policies → consumer protection measures → employer-employee dispute mediation → labor reform measures → railroad regulation → support for organized labor in certain disputes → trust-busting policies → |
| influenced |
New Nationalism
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later Progressive Era legislation → |
| influencedBy |
Progressive Era reform movement
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| politicalIdeology |
Progressivism
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reform liberalism → |
| positionHeldBy |
President of the United States
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| significantEvent |
1902 coal strike mediation
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| slogan |
Square Deal
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| startTime |
1901
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Theodore Roosevelt
("Square Deal")
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Square Deal
("Square Deal")
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