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The United States passed the Sherman Antitrust Act to curb the control of large monopolies over markets. The act is designed to preserve free competition and protect consumer interests.
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The United States passed the Dingley Tariff. The act raised tariffs on imported goods to protect local industries from foreign competition.
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The United States enacted the McKinley Tariff Act, which further strengthened tariff protection on imported goods.
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U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt initiated the "Big Stick Foreign Policy," which aimed to protect U.S. commercial and economic interests in Latin America by military means.
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The United States and Cuba signed the Cuban Expansion Treaty, which granted leases in the Guatemalan and Panama Canal zones to better protect U.S. economic and commercial interests in Latin America.
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The United States passed the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, which gradually reduced tariffs on some imported goods.
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The United States passed the Underwood Tariff Act, which significantly reduced tariffs on imported goods to promote free trade.
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The United States passed the Foreign Vessel Purchase Act, which requires the U.S. government to give preference to U.S. companies in the procurement of transportation services in order to promote domestic economic development.