Theodore Roosevelt's domestic agenda was known as which?

• A. Good Deal
• B. Fair Deal
• C. Square Deal
• D. New Deal

Answer: (C)

The main idea being tested is the name of Theodore Roosevelt’s domestic reform program, which is known as the Square Deal. This label captures Roosevelt’s aim to create fairness for all groups—big business, workers, and consumers—by regulating corporations, protecting consumers, and conserving natural resources. He believed the federal government should curb the excesses of monopolies while preserving a framework where honest competition could thrive. Think of it as balancing the power between industry and the public, not demolishing business or giving free rein to it.

That balance showed up in concrete actions you might recognize: trust-busting to curb monopolies, consumer protections such as the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act, and efforts to conserve natural resources, including establishing national parks and the U.S. Forest Service. These moves illustrate the Square Deal in action—striving for fairness and accountability across sectors.

This term is distinct from the other eras: the New Deal refers to FDR’s responses to the Great Depression, and the Fair Deal to Truman’s postwar reforms. The phrase Square Deal is the specific label for Roosevelt’s early-1900s approach.