Accomplishments Of Theodore Roosevelt
Since Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He demonstrated leadership qualities by being strong with his vision for the future and optimism. He had many achievements knowing that our country needed to get out of the depression. President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901; Roosevelt became president at the age of 42. He was one of the youngest president to go into office. Roosevelt gave strong support to China and the United Kingdom but tried to stay out of the war. His goal a goal to make America the "Arsenal of Democracy", He was often looked up to as being part of the top three U.S. Presidents, along with Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. In 1932 our country was in the middle of the Great Depression.
People were looking for some new ideas, leadership, and hope. They hoped he could find the answers. Franklin D Roosevelt died aged 63 and during his 4th term as president on April 12, 1945 and he was at his home, the Little White House, in Warm Springs.
In 1906, Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role of negotiator in the Russo-Japanese War. He was the first American to win the Nobel Prize On October 11, 1910, Roosevelt took a four-minute flight in a plane built by the Wright brothers, making him the first president to fly in an airplane.
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