Trust-Busting
How was this allowed and monopolies were not?
A monopoly is when a bunch of companies come together and corner the market but a trust is when they come together but there can still be competition
What is a trust?
A trust is a large amount of smaller companies agreeing to "pool" their money together to form a bigger company that mainly represented them.
Why did Roosevelt do this?
He believed that little businesses should have chances to get bigger but with the way the economy was, they had no chance.
What is Trust-Busting?
It is the act of dissolving a trust using the antitrust laws
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
The president of the United States that enforced the anti trust laws in order to dissolve immoral trusts.