Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt lead the United States as president during the Progressive Era (1890-1920). It was an important time for the country in which goals were to refine political and social life of Americans. Roosevelt seemed to have really cared about the citizens of the United States, and worked hard to have a relationship with the people in order to improve the nation. He had a drive to not only society but also government. He is considered a good president because he worked hard for the…

Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were both phenomenal presidents in American history. “Teddy” Roosevelt was our 26th president and had many accomplishments within our country with the “Square Deal.” Roosevelt helped Americans with regulating railroad rates, and resolving the Anthracite Coal Strike in 1902. Woodrow Wilson was our 28th president who defeated TR in the election of 1812. Like TR, he also had many accomplishments with the “New Freedom” deal. Wilson lowered the protective tariff…

When President Teddy Roosevelt was sworn in as president in 1901 he was ready to put many things in action. His sincere and honest character led him to initiate policies that still exist today. He was a great hunter and loved to hunt games in his leisure time, therefore the nickname “Cowboy” that people used to call him. In fact, he respected and loved the nature so much saying that, “Unless we maintain an adequate material basis for our civilization, we cannot maintain the institution in which…

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…

Reforms Question One Theodore Roosevelt stands as the 26th American president. He remembered so much because of the progressive era reforms. He played a role that has led to changes in the society that are felt to date. First, he remembered for inventing the modern presidency. He came up as a presidential peacemaker who averted so many wars through diplomacy and fought bravely in the Spanish-American War. This made US to be at peace with most of its neighbors. Secondly, Roosevelt argued for…

Theodore Roosevelt proposed more government involvement in business and the US Economy. In the early 20th Century business men tried to consolidate power and create monopolies. An example of this would be John D. Rockefeller’s expansion from owning an oil refinery to the total monopoly of the production and distribution of oil. Roosevelt sought to reshape these clusters of power. He believed it necessary to "change the conditions which enable these [business] men to accumulate power which it is…

He is Theodore 'Teddy" Roosevelt. Also known as TR was an American statesman, auther and naturalist. Teddy is the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. During this time he was the leader of the Republican Party and became the power to the Progressive Era. Born sickly with asthma and dealt with it by embracing a strenuos lifestyle. Roosevelt had many ideas to make America better and his efforts but much of his ideas were blocked in Congress. He led the two year expedition in the…

hysteria, and it violated Japanese American citizen's protected rights. Roosevelt gave into the popular opinion and promoted war time hysteria as well as racism against Japanese American Citizens. A nation's leader should've been stronger than that especially a nation such as the United States. The US is considered to be the world wide leader, therefore they set the prime example of what should and shouldn't be. What Roosevelt did however, was not a good example. The Hawaiian population was…

Kansas, on August 31, 1910. Thus president Theodore Roosevelt became a conservationist. After becoming president in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt used his authority to protect wildlife and public lands by creating the United States Forest Service (USFS) and enabling the American Antiquities Act of 1906. During his presidency, Roosevelt established five national parks and protected approximately 230 million acres of public land. President Theodore Roosevelt conserved many natural environments of the…

Book Review Theodore Rex is the second book in the series by Edmund Morris, “The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt”. “Theodore Rex” was published in 2001 despite the first books launch almost 20 years earlier. The gap between those books is so large because Morris spent most of his time working on his memoir of Ronald Regan. Edmund Morris’s “Theodore Rex” starts off with the death of President William McKinley and the inauguration on Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt receives his presidency.…