What Are Theodore Roosevelt's Greatest Accomplishments

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Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt was strong, peacekeeping president. One of Roosevelt's greatest accomplishments was negotiating an end to the Russian-Japanese war which helped Roosevelt achieve the Nobel Peace Prize. On October 20th 1858 Theodore was born into Dutch Reformed family. Theodore was born into a standard family of average wealth. His Father Theodore Roosevelt Sr. was an old Dutch mercantile, who related to trade in affairs of the city. His mother Martha Bulloch Roosevelt was sickly and weak which called for Theodore’s eldest sister Anna to take care of the family. Altogether Theodore had Three other siblings, named Corrine, Anna and Elliott. Theodore, Like his mother was sickly, and suffered from a type of asthma that could

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