Theodore Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan were two of the most notable Republican presidents of the United States of America. Each president used his brilliant personality to grow America into a strong world power. While both presidents presided over different periods of American history, they saw the strategic importance of a powerful American military and showed compassion for immigrants through assimilation. To begin with, Theodore Roosevelt’s defense policy was specifically designed to prove America as a strong world power. While Roosevelt was Secretary of the Navy, he began to develop a great interest in expanding the power of the Navy, and took action to do so. Roosevelt believed the United States should fulfill its role as a strong world
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According to Reagan during a speech in 1983, he wanted to design and implement an upgraded defense program, not to further U.S. ambitions but to curb threats to U.S. interests around the world. At the time, the Soviet Union was the greatest threat to the United States. The Soviet Union had already increased their military spending budget to finance a stronger air force, ground force capabilities, and weapons systems. The intended use of this advanced military was to intimidate and spread communism around the globe. To combat the spread of communism, Reagan created the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as the Star Wars program. The SDI was a national defense network designed to target and destroy enemy missiles. However, the trial runs where often unsuccessful and the projected price totaled upward of one- hundred billion dollars. Peace was eventually gained when Mikhail Gorbechev became leader of the Soviet Union. In his efforts to reform the economic and political systems of the Soviet Union, he desired to ease tensions with the United States. While Gorbechev’s efforts were unexpected, Reagan responded with eager kindness. Both countries lowered nuclear arsenals and the Soviet Union dissolved only three years after Reagan left office. Although Reagan experienced some failures with his defense policy, he was able to make peace with the United States’ greatest threat …show more content…
Roosevelt felt compassion for immigrants who were devoted to becoming Americans. He believed it was an outrage to discriminate against any American based on birthplace or origin. However, Roosevelt strongly believed all immigrants should not segregate themselves away with people of their own origin and should become fully assimilated Americans. The United States had room for only the American flag. Roosevelt also believed all immigrants needed to learn English, as there was only room for the English language in the United States. Roosevelt said in a 1909 letter “We have room for one loyalty, and that loyalty is to the American
According to Reagan during a speech in 1983, he wanted to design and implement an upgraded defense program, not to further U.S. ambitions but to curb threats to U.S. interests around the world. At the time, the Soviet Union was the greatest threat to the United States. The Soviet Union had already increased their military spending budget to finance a stronger air force, ground force capabilities, and weapons systems. The intended use of this advanced military was to intimidate and spread communism around the globe. To combat the spread of communism, Reagan created the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as the Star Wars program. The SDI was a national defense network designed to target and destroy enemy missiles. However, the trial runs where often unsuccessful and the projected price totaled upward of one- hundred billion dollars. Peace was eventually gained when Mikhail Gorbechev became leader of the Soviet Union. In his efforts to reform the economic and political systems of the Soviet Union, he desired to ease tensions with the United States. While Gorbechev’s efforts were unexpected, Reagan responded with eager kindness. Both countries lowered nuclear arsenals and the Soviet Union dissolved only three years after Reagan left office. Although Reagan experienced some failures with his defense policy, he was able to make peace with the United States’ greatest threat …show more content…
Roosevelt felt compassion for immigrants who were devoted to becoming Americans. He believed it was an outrage to discriminate against any American based on birthplace or origin. However, Roosevelt strongly believed all immigrants should not segregate themselves away with people of their own origin and should become fully assimilated Americans. The United States had room for only the American flag. Roosevelt also believed all immigrants needed to learn English, as there was only room for the English language in the United States. Roosevelt said in a 1909 letter “We have room for one loyalty, and that loyalty is to the American