Theodore Roosevelt

domestically and internationally. When observing this period, it is important to realize the large impact that the accomplishments of the presidents of the era had on their nation and constituents. When ranking the “progressiveness” of these men, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, it is necessary to look at their accomplishments in two fields. These fields of domestic factors pertaining to social, political, and economic reforms; as well as foreign affairs made up of…

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but now the country must spread overseas to become powerful, successful, and rich. Hurting other people, and taking over land that does not belong to them, the US single-handedly annexed a good portion of the Western hemisphere under President Theodore Roosevelt. His aggressive personality, and his views mixed together to make America a country that is strong, a country that is an enemy of others, and a country that has grown immensely due to Manifest Destiny. This expansion to the United States…

a part of such league. However it is people such as Lodge who opposed the league saying they would have rather remained with the theory of isolationism. seeing as to how it was working for them until this point in time. Lodge’s close friend Theodore Roosevelt simply stated that noting that he distrusted “a man who cares for other nations as much as his own”. Again it was Woodrow Wilson who wanted the treaty to remain however there was numerous attempts in order to reconstruct the treaty but he…

Having just overcome a civil war, late 19th century America was seeking a new issue to bite its teeth into. Newfound economic prosperity put America in a strong position in the international community, and debate began to erupt over the best way to use it. The issue eventually boiled down to a question over national identity: who we are, and what we stand for. Imperialists relied on a social and economic argument, claiming that expansion gave new opportunity for all involved parties, while…

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…

In the 1890’s to the 1920’s America had many large businesses and companies starting up. Many of these Businesses and companies were owned by large tycoons like John D. Rockefeller. A tycoon is, as described by dictionary.com, “a person of great wealth, influence, or power.”One of these large business tycoons was John Pierrepont Morgan, he is better known as J.P. Morgan. He was a financial, railroad, and a banking tycoon who sometimes merged with other companies. Such as the time that he merged…

presidents during this era: Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. These presidents sought to develop the country’s economic, political, and social ways of life. During the progressive era, the three presidents tried their best to transform, what they thought was needed. The presidents were known for reforming what would help the citizens, the politics, and the United States of America the most. The first progressive president was Teddy Roosevelt. He managed to help out the…

Why is Theodore Roosevelt’s face on Mount Rushmore? Teddy Roosevelt was a man who saw the good and bad in everything, He created the square deal which allowed everyone to succeed and have the same amount of opportunities as the next person. For example, He read a book called The Jungle written by Upton Sinclair and he was disgusted and immediately started to reform our health guidelines for what we eat. He passed the Meat Inspection Act, which made it so that all meat made and sold, must be…

The war in the Philippines were major battles. In 1898, after the Maine exploded, Theodore Roosevelt telegraphed Commodore George Dewey with a plan. Roosevelt told Dewey to position his ships in a place they could strike if war were to start. Dewey followed the orders and with his small fleet of ships sank the entire Spanish squadron at Manila Bay in the Philippines. As time passed, in Cuba Theodore Roosevelt let his soldiers, the rough riders, up a charge at San Juan Hill and were very…