Theodore Roosevelt

How America Became A Global Power From thirteen small colonies that went to war with a whole empire. A nation divided fighting against each other. To now, the biggest global power in the world. But what made the U.S such a global power and where did it start? America became a global power between 1867-1919 because of involvement in Hawaii, building the Panama Canal, and their involvement in the Philippines. First, America began to show their global power by what the U.S government did to…

The video, “Harvest of Empire” introduced us to the imperialism that our president started a program that recruit peoples from Puerto after World War 2 to the United States for a better life. Immigration was one of significant part of the Imperialism. That show that our country is the land of opportunity for these people. For example, Mariana Zamboni was immigrated to United States when she was a kid. This country give the opportunity to have a better live. For the result, of hard work…

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill creating Yellowstone as the first National Park (The National Parks 2009), which is considered an area of land that is being protected from human exploitation and occupation (West & Brechen n.d.). Yellowstone was created for that exact reason, except the idea of enjoyment for the people was more prominent at the time (United States National Parks Service 2015), as congress did not do much to protect it (The National Parks 2009). Thus, the…

harms of European powers. By the twentieth century, the US political system and economic power were undeniable worldwide. As an American power, its foreign policy turned aggressive and with a military component, as it is confirmed in the “Roosevelt Corollary”, another addendum to the Monroe Doctrine were the US accepts itself as an “International Police Power”. Again, this unilateral policy guarantees interventions to solve security and economic issues in other countries, as in the…

C-span recently ranked President, Jimmy Carter, 26th out of the 43 presidents in a presidential historians ranking survey. In my opinion, his ranking was not a justified ranking for many reasons. After Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford served as presidents with their ups and downs, Carter had the mindset of changing America for the better with the intent on fixing the wrong that presidents before him had created. Throughout Carter’s presidency he had also made many mistakes but diligently tried to…

England and France, debilitated by the loss of Russia through upheaval, could overcome Germany just with America's assistance. Wilson trusted that the estimations of the United States were indeed all inclusive estimations of peace and majority rule government. In 1918 Woodrow Wilson, the American president distributed his Fourteen Points which required a just peace taking into account the privileges of self determination of all countries and the setting up of a worldwide body, the League of…

In the early nineteen hundred, progressivism was on sway, as the public responded to several societal and economical problems that arose in America. There were many advances that were made to help improve the human lifestyle. During Roosevelt’s presidency, he passed several acts that helped the society emotionally and physically, but in 1906 he passed a measure that aided both corporations and consumers. One such act was called the Pure Food and Drug act of 1906. This act was “designed to…

What is progressivism ? Progressivism is support for or advocacy of social reform. The Progressive Era took place from the 1890’s to 1920’s across the United States. The primary goal of the movement was to eliminate corruption in government. By examining this Era it is clear that it brought economic, political, social and moral industrial changes. Firstly, let’s look at the economic changes the progressive Era brought. The economy was drastically changing during this era. Due to these changes,…

In the documentary Slavery by Another Name, Douglas A. Blackmon disembowels one of our most basic expectations that slavery in America terminated with the Civil War. Blackmon uncovers stunning evidence that the exercise of slavery continued well into the 20th century. And Blackman just does not refer to the bondage of black sharecroppers unable to extricate themselves economically from farming. Blackman explains free men and women forced into industrial servitude, bound by chains, encountered…

Teddy Roosevelt saw America’s military and economic power as a reason to exert power and imperialize places. This idea of wielding a “big stick” and Roosevelt’s interpretation of the Monroe Doctrine as a way to “exercise international power” was called the Roosevelt Corollary. The Roosevelt Corollary may have been threatening and at times dangerous, but his policy achieved the building of the Panama…