Major+Events+During+Teddy+Roosevelt's+Administration

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States of America. Roosevelt is mostly remembered for his very energetic and lively personality and wide range of interests and achievements that he made during his leadership of the Progressive Movement. He was a republican leader and he founded his own party called the Bull Moose Party of 1912. After the assignation of President William Theodore became president. He took office as the youngest president in United States history at the age of 42. One of the main ideas that Roosevelt tried to do was move the Republican Party more in the direction of Progressivism. This would increase trust busting and would regulate businesses more. Roosevelt was also known as being an outdoorsman and naturalist. As a result, he promoted the conservation movement. Theodore was also well known for being a major force behind completing the Panama Canal. In this he sent out of the Great White Fleet to show the power the Americans have and doing this he was able to negotiate an end to the Russo-Japanese War. After he did this he was a given a Nobel Peace Prize. In 1908 Roosevelt declined to run for a re-election and decided to embark on a safari to Africa and a trip to Europe.  **__Quotes__** "Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country". - Theodore Roosevelt "It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed". - Theodore Roosevelt "Speak softly and carry a big stick". - Theodore Roosevelt "The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly". -Theodore Roosevelt "When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all". - Theodore Roosevelt
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The source of many events that occured during the events of President Roosevelts administration, were caused by his, " **Speak Softley and** **Carry a Big Stick",** idealology. Roosevelt pioneered the political idea of, substantial military power to back diplomatic efforts. Roosevelt believed that the United States would not be respected in the international community unless it had a strong military and was able to play diplomatic hardball. At the same time he was not a warmonger and he felt diplomacy was always the first line of defense. His big stick policy essentially was the synthesis between these two defense policies. This policy relates to the modern day ideal of America as **"The** **World Police".**
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One of the major accomplishments of Roosevelts career was the purchase of the panama canal. The Panama Canal is a small strip of land that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. It has immense economic and political importance because of its unique ability to save ships weeks of travel time. Roosevelt knew that the country who controlled that strip would have a strong standing in the region.Prior to construction of the Canal, there was a proxy war between imperial nations involving the **Clayton-Bulwer Treaty** which was a treaty signed in 1850 that secured Britian the right to build an Atlantic-Pacific canal. Because of the symbolic importance of that right it was a blatant threat to the idea of the **Monroe Doctrine**. For this reason, it was a major victory for the U.S. when, **Secretary of State John Hay**, secured the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, which nullified the prior treaty. This was an important victory for Roosevelt's big stick policy. On November 6, 1903, The U.S. signed the **Phillipe Bunau-Varilla**, which gave the U.S. the right to build the canal. The treaty was signed after initial resistance by Panama but they finally conceded after the U.S. backed a rebellion. Construction began in 1907 and was completed 1914, two years ahead of schedule. The Chief Engineer, **George Washington Goethals** and all the workers recieved medals for there work. (The medals were minted from the equipment they used).
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One of the major policy changes that Teddy Roosevelt accomplished was the **Roosevelt Corollary**. This was an amendment to the Monroe Doctorine which dictated that the U.S. would take any foreign intervention in the Americas as an act of aggression. Roosevelt's amendment essentially changed it so that the U.S. felt it was obligated to intervene in any nations who were in turmoil. This was a highly controversiol descion because many people in the U.S. felt we were becoming the world police. This also was a source of critiscm for people who were anti-imperialism. Key examples of situations affected by this policy was, the U.S. involvement in Cuba and the Phillipines.
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// Roosevelt //// 's Fight Against Monopolies. // One of Roosevelt's greatest economic achievement was "Trust-Busting". This describes the many lawsuits and legislation that Roosevelt brought against the giant monopolies of the time. These included U.S. Steel, Standard Oil, and, many railroad companies. Before Roosevelt the Robber Barons



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