... can be taken from the decisions of great leaders. From 1895-1970, America had some of history's greatest leaders. Theodore Roosevelt ruled the United States from 1901-1909. He made many important decisions that shaped America then, and even still today. Roosevelt increased the power of the president, particularly in foreign affairs. He steered the United States into world politics. One ... . He reached a Gentleman's Agreement with Japan by forcing San Francisco to end its segregation of Japanese school children in exchange for a curb on immigration of Japanese laborers to U.S. Theodore R...

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Theodore Roosevelt's Political Life As a president Theodore Roosevelt was a strong leader and ruled with an iron fist. Not only did he conquer the frontier but he went on to conquer other countries. Roosevelt started out life as a born leader. When he was a child he overcame his sickness by physical exercise and rugged outdoor ... the market. He also passed The Meat Inspection Act, which empowered the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to inspect and label meat products. Roosevelt's concern with the destruction of the forest, prairies, streams, and wilderness led to putting the g...

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... a canal. ("You could no more make an agreement with them than you could nail currant jelly to a wall," President Theodore Roosevelt said). A French adventurer, Philippe Bunau-Varilla, and an American lawyer, Nelson Cromwell, conceived of the idea of creating the republic of Panama. They persuaded ... now become a Pacific power, America needed an easy and reliable route for moving naval vessels from one coast to the other -- or so President Theodore Roosevelt was fervently convinced. And out of this vision of America as a two-ocean power, Panama was born. There had been several attempts to...

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... stated the Western Hemisphere was closed to any future European colonization, and the United States would have full control of developments. Also the Roosevelt Corollary (1904) stated that the United States would become and international police power. Teddy Roosevelt proclaimed that the United States, because it was a "civilized nation," had the right to stop "chronic wrongdoing" throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Spanish ... with it freedom for Cuba, two navel bases in Cuba, islands of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and a great influence in Latin America. The Panama Canal was ...

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