Elliott Roosevelt I

Introduction In the years before the World Wars, America was in the state of isolationism and in so they were unable to make their mark on China before the other world powers. President McKinley (1897-1901) decided that the United States should have control over some of the actions that were being taken in Asia. In such his Secretary of State, John Hay, drafted the Open Door Policy (1899) in an attempt to create room for American trade. The Open Door Note would demand that other powers would…

On April 25, 1898 America declares war on Spain. After the USS Maine was sunk offshore of Cuba going to protect America’s economic aspects. Theodore Roosevelt gathered a regiment named the rough riders to fight in the battle against Spain. American had an easy victory over Spain taking control of Cuba, Porta- Rico, and Guam. As the rest of the world was building empires America feared if it did not do anything soon it would be over run. The Spanish-American war was a win-win for America it…

Theodore Roosevelt. He was also appointed as U.S. solicitor general, the third-highest position in the justice department. After his presidency, he was selected by president Warren Harding in 1921 to replace Edward D. White as chief justice.…

Nonetheless, The Progressive Era sits at the basis of contemporary American tolerance. Notwithstanding, progressivism is a sensation, or inclination, of an era. It IS also an idea that government needs to right the wrongs of the Industrial Age. Consequently, I feel that the Progressive Era was beneficial…

examinations. More reforms included the end of child labor and a higher workplace safety standards. In 1920 the Nineteenth Amendment passed and the women received the right to vote. Progressive then took the next step, from state to national reform. Roosevelt started implementing and The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 to try to break up monopolies. He also started the National Forest Service. Wilson established a regional banking system under the federal government with the Federal Reserve…

advance America. President Theodore Roosevelt was 42 years old at the time of his induction. Youth played to his advantage and the way he portrayed himself to America blended well with the times. America was a young nation and a young, virile leader signified who we were as a people. Roosevelt, a war hero of San Juan Hill fame in the Spanish-American War, was self-assured, bold and determined. As the turn of the century gave way to 1901, Teddy Roosevelt, who was vice president, became…

The Railroad Crossing in Corinth, MS has been immensely significant historically, and helped Corinth grow as a whole over a long period of time. The Crossroads were the intersection in Corinth of a main North/South line and a vital East/West line (the spine of the confederacy). There were many ways the Crossroads reflected this significance through history but were most obviously significant while the Civil War was going on. It was very helpful during the Civil War. The Confederacy used the…

Theodore Roosevelt made a great impact while in office at the White House. He also abuse his power as the President during his years. Most of his legacy included; Act, Act, Ac, Act. Now even though he won the noble peace prize in 1906 for creating a peace movement. Therefore developing countless “Acts” that help America evolved in what it is today. Whereas, he still made some unforgettable decision, such as, Brownsville and imperialism. However, his time in the White House was quite memorable,…

The word beauty has changed tremendously since it was first used in the 14th century. The saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder always rings true to me when I think of what beauty really means. Beauty comes from within not from one’s outward appearance. Being beautiful is having the qualities and attributes of being inwardly attractive such as kind, loving, humble, brave, and honest. The term beauty comes from the Anglo-French word beute meaning physical attractiveness, goodness, and…

eastern countries: “the pacific is the marine of the transactions of the future...the manipulation that laws the Pacific is the manipulation that laws the world… forever be the American Republic.” Teddy Roosevelt was an brilliant advocator of Beveridge’s and Mahan’s notions, he (through the Roosevelt Corollary a quite evident departure from each past believed of United States expansionism) and real formalizer of “imperialism” in the United States, made the buy of external…