... . As the first president with progressive views, Roosevelt enacted the first regulatory laws and prosecuted big businesses that have been taken advantage of the working class and the poor for years. Roosevelt also initiated the United States' active interests in other countries, and began to spread the benefits of democracy throughout the world. Before Presidency, TR (Theodore Roosevelt ... and carry a big stick". (Morris 10) The "Big Stick" became a policy of imperialism. It represented the American Navy and its superiority. One particular achievement Theodore Roosevelt was known for wa...

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... one of the most prominent heroes of the war. The Republican Old Guard viewed Roosevelt as an eccentric reformer. They worried he wanted to reform his own party. Their solution for this was Ironically, McKinley was assassinated September 14, 1901. Theodore Roosevelt presidential achievements are extraordinary. In foreign affairs he led us onto the ground of international power politics, putting aside ... the domestic scene he sought to bring order, social justice, and fair dealings to American industry and commerce. His specific achievements are numerous. Perhaps his greatest contributio...

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... Westward movement was mainly done to move out of the cities, for a fresh start. The government developed a policy named the Homestead Act giving Americans a piece of land in the plains. This act had its conditions; the men were given up to 160 acres of land: the land had to be cultivated, and in a ... certain way it had to be improved by building up a house and permanently settling down. After five years, the person who asked for the land and was approved, obtain the land for free and clear of expenses ... that year he "threatened to use the army unless mine owners agreed to arbitrate ...

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... their debts. This idea of intervention to prevent foreign intervention was radical and completely new to America, changing the meaning of the original Monroe Doctrine. Roosevelt also showed concern for the consumer. The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, exposed the disgusting meat processing realities and inspired Roosevelt to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug ... fair practices; things that had never been done before. Theodore Roosevelt was also a proponent of conservation. He passed the Newlands Act in 1902 (providing money for irrigation projects), created many dams, se...

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... to nature. When John Muir began his career as a conservationist in the late 1880's, America was determined to a total consumption of the environment for commercial purposes, although, after Muir's death in 1914, the Nation was committed to a wise use of its natural resources. John Muir had many ... camping with John Muir, President Roosevelt noted "I was interested and a little surprised to find that, unlike John Burroughs, John Muir cared little for birds or bird songs, and knew little about them. The hermit-thrushes meant nothing to him, the trees and flowers and the cliffs everything...

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... the environment. Roosevelt's main policy during his presidency, New Nationalism was mainly created to control and regulate economic concentration. He is most well remembered for his policy of "Three C's, Conservation, Consumer Protection, and Control of Corporations". Roosevelt did not believe that he needed to break up the great ... on the employees. President Roosevelt was one of the nation's first environmentalists. During his presidency, he used his power to set aside 190 million acres for national forests, coal and water reserves, and wildlife refuges. He was most concerned with Ame...

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... president, particularly in foreign affairs. He steered the United States into world politics. One situation that made this possible was the construction of the Panama Canal. Roosevelt recognized the potential for U.S. trade, and, claiming that the U.S. had the right to impose order in Latin America, he intervened in a Civil War in Panama to foster construction of the Panama Canal. In ... to U.S. Theodore Roosevelt also made huge achievements in conversation. He added enormously to the national forests in the West, reserved land for public use and fostered great irrigation projects. The 1...

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... busy, but only found solace when he embarked on a journey out West. He adopted the frontier lifestyle and learned how to fend for himself. Unfortunately for him, he had to return to the East in 1886 because a frigid winter had wiped out his cattle. He found love again and ... States to change from exploiting natural resources to carefully managing them. This was especially significant during a time where Industrialization was beginning to cause environmental problems for the country. He worked with Gifford Pinchot, head of the Forestry Bureau, and Frederick Newell, head of the Reclamatio...

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