Square Deal
The square deal was created by President Theodore Roosevelt, there are three ideas that form the square deal: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. It was made to help the middle class, and get rid of trusts, it also attacked the rich. The square deal helped protect businesses from bad labor union demands. President Theodore Roosevelt also made railroads treat everyone the same, and created the Interstate Commerce Commission, which controls the railroad prices.
The square deal helped health and welfare with the pure food and drug act. It also helped Labor by securing the wages of employees on public works. It hit conservation by establishing the National Forest Service, and public projects with the Forest Homestead Act. The square deal helped veterans with the system of old age pensions, and education by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. It helped Rural Areas, and hit business regulation with the Expediting Act.
I think the square deal is an important idea made by Teddy Roosevelt, because it helped so many topics like labor and conservation.
Source- "Square Deal." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 17 Sept. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
Breaking up Strikes
President Theodore Roosevelt thought that workers had a right to strike. Instead of using force or military he helped the business and workers make an agreement, he used arbitrators. Arbitrators are independent people who are officially appointed to settle a dispute.
For example in the Coal Strike of 1902 in Pennsylvania, coal workers went on strike. Which was bad because the coal company was a main supplier for fuel in major cities. President Theodore Roosevelt became involved and the government worked as an arbitrator. He ended up helping the workers get lower pay and fewer hours. The company even got a higher coal price.
I think Teddy Roosevelt had the right idea in breaking up strikes. He got an arbitrator which I think is a good idea because they don't choose sides, they just do what is fair.
"Coal Strike of 1902." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 25 Sept. 2013. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d. Web. 24 Sept. 2013.
Comments
Good job! Perhaps a tad brief.