Theodore Cleaver

to last less than a year. The Spanish declared war in April 1898, and ultimately suffered a devastating loss, completely defeated in July 1898. Four details of the war stand out prominently; the sinking of the MAINE, Manila Bay, Santiago harbor, Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, and the aftermath of the war. Despite losses on both sides, America and Spain benefitted from the war. The first contact between America and Spain took place in Cuba, before war was…

In the early 1900’s the United States was growing in many ways. There were great inventions from the Tender Teens that had come about that lead up to the Great War, which is also known as World War 1. This war began in 1914 and brought a various amount of impacts to America. There were political hardships that came about by North America’s President Woodrow Wilson and the government, there were social impacts that were a result of the war, and there were money issues that affected our economy.…

and civilization” (Document B). In other words, he explains the new aspect of idealism in dealing with foreign affairs, mentioning that we spread democracy and capitalism while imperializing, which is beneficial. This idea began to spread due to Theodore Roosevelt who became the President in 1901 after William McKinley was assassinated. Furthermore, it was Woodrow Wilson who finalized America’s foreign policy as…

1913, with the passing of the 17th amendment, which provided direct elections of US senators. The American people also wanted diminish abusive corporate power by breaking up monopolies to protect the welfare of all classes (Norton, 543). President Theodore Roosevelt instructed the Justice Department to utilize antitrust laws to prosecute railroad, meatpacking oil trusts which were believed to be exploiting the American public. In 1904 the Supreme Court ordered the breakup of the Northern…

The Impact of the Spanish-American War The Spanish-American War was the clash between the United States and the Spanish Kingdom. The war started when Cuba wanted independence from Spain. Spain’s attempts to layoff the rebellion were addressed in the United States newspapers. Their curiosity sparked. After the anonymous sinking of the USS Maine in Cuba in Havana Harbor, United States’ intervention became a popular and growing command. The War ended when America gained possession of territories…

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From the beginning of his term, President Woodrow Wilson had not been an advocate of aggressive foreign policies since he detested Imperialism. Along with his Secretary of State, William Jennings Bryan, Wilson believed in a foreign policy called “moralistic diplomacy”, which based foreign decisions on moral as opposed to material values. Uprisings in Latin America called for the use of this policy to spread democratic values, but the negative effects of moralistic diplomacy overshadowed this…

A) “The big stick in the Caribbean sea” 1. What is the image conveying? How does the image convey such ideas/information? The image is conveying an illustration of Theodore Roosevelt with his expansion and enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine. Roosevelt once famously said, “Speak softly, and carry a big stick” regarding his attitude on foreign policy. The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy aiming to dominate the entire American continent in the 1820s. It gave the U.S. to allow military…

“the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere,” warning “European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs” (Monroe Doctrine). The Roosevelt Corollary, created by and named after President Theodore Roosevelt, was added to the Monroe Doctrine to justify certain interventions by the United States. The Roosevelt Corollary allowed America to involve itself in Latin American affairs. Yet the people of Latin America resented U.S.…

Randall Switzer HIST 1302.702 Midterm Exam Essay Question 1: What was the Progressive movement? Explain some Progressive policies and ideals while also discussing some of the leaders of the Progressive movement and their role in American society. The Progressive movement took place in the latter portion of the nineteenth century and carried on into the first few decades in the twentieth…