Theodore Hesburgh

William McKinley was a successful president; he did great things up until his assassination. He was most known for leading the United States of America through the war with Spain even though it was so controversial. His foreign policies were difficult and I feel like most of his choices followed that manner. McKinley was open to question with most historians but, I believe he opened the mind of the public and forced them to think in a different way. William McKinley was born January 19, 1843 in…

Theodore Roosevelt has left a huge impact on the United States. Theodore is commonly known as “Teddy”. He achieved many great things during his lifetime. He won a Noble Peace Prize and he was the youngest man to ever become president of the United States. Teddy was adored by many Americans and his face was carved into Mount Rushmore. The teddy bear was created in honor of Teddy. He has created a legacy that still lives on. Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City. He…

Theodore Roosevelt took the powers of the president to new heights in the international arena with his involvement in building the Panama Canal and building up the Navy. Roosevelt believed that building a canal to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans was key to becoming a dominate naval power. The proposed site for the canal was in the northern part of Columbia, modern day Panama. Roosevelt attempted to reach a deal to build the canal with the Columbian government, but when the deal fell…

The political wars in the 1700 times, rule over some of the countries, but had less security than the earlier time. Historian Sidney Milkis categorize the success of the original progressive Era as a momentous reconstruction of politic. Political is a description that were equal applied to many of the social movement that gear to better the align America’s political and social order with its ideals of being free, equal, and opportunity for all. The majority parties often ignored social movement…

As Industrialization fueled the monopolies of America, industrial capitalism came into its own. With the companies expanding and swallowing small industries, many began to criticise its associated problems. During the Progressive Era, people tried to solve the problems, partially being caused by the rapidly changing political system, through independence groups and calling awareness of the wrongs of society. In the 1900s Progressive Movement, social problems reducing around industrial capitalist…

Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 and has since changed the traditional role of the federal government. Prior to Roosevelt’s presidency the federal government practiced a laissez faire attitude towards big businesses. During his presidency, Roosevelt began to increase the role of the federal government by passing policies that were aimed to expand the federal government’s involvement in trusts and conservation. By 1901, giant trusts had already became huge political and economic…

105 years ago President Theodore Roosevelt spoke at the Sorbonne in the Grand Amphitheater at the University of Paris (Leadership Now - Leading Blog), the most studied center of learning in the country of Europe. Here he emphasized his belief that success rests on the quality of work and character a person is willing to apply to a problem or situation. What I would consider to be the most well-known component of this speech, expresses the standard by which Roosevelt judged himself and others.…

In the "Man with the Muckrake", Roosevelt appeals to the journalists of withdrawing themselves from the position of a muckraker by connecting the action of publicizing a false image about someone to stealing. Roosevelt's use of diction conveys the immoral act the muckrakers are committing collectively. "The eighth commandment reads, 'Thou shalt not steal.' It does not read, 'Thou shalt not steal from the rich man.' It does not read, 'Thou shalt not steal from the poor man.' It reads simply and…

The late 19th Century and early 20th Century changed the American identity for the better with the hope of inspiration from important people and our actions before and in war. In an excerpt from Roosevelt Corollary, Roosevelt talks about how we acted for ourselves as well as others when we asserted the Monroe Doctrine. He seems to explain how we are not always able to help because we cannot be included, but in certain cases, we can help and we always try to. As an example, there were no ways…

William Howard Taft: Dollar Diplomacy and Taft-Knox Foreign Policy Taft shared the same view as Knox, a corporate lawyer who founded the giant conglomerate U.S. steel. The goal of the Dollar Diplomacy was to create stability and order that would best promote American commercial interests. Knox and Taft had a goal to improve financial opportunities, but they also wanted to use private capital to further U.S. interests overseas. The Dollar Diplomacy failed to counteract economic instability and…