Beneath all the "man's man" energy that surrounded him, Roosevelt was undeniably a compassionate and caring man. His compassion lead to the …show more content…
Roosevelt was a very intelligent man, his skills ranged from; negotiation, to naval strategy, to being a well written author, he orchestrated both foreign and national policies, and set up the nation for one of the most prosperous economic periods of our history. Roosevelt received a Nobel Piece Prize for his part in the Russo-Japanese war in year 1904-1905, and for the first time the award was controversial. The Norwegian Left argued that Roosevelt was a "military mad" imperialist who completed the American conquest of the Philippines. Swedish newspaper also wrote that Alfred Nobel was turning in his grave. Many believed Norway only gave Roosevelt the award as to make a powerful ally. Roosevelt was one of the era's most influential naval strategists, for decades he strove to improve the navy so that it would become the instrument that would turn the U.S. into a force to be reckoned with. When attending Harvard, Roosevelt wrote the book The Naval War of 1812. At the time he was only twenty-four. Roosevelt was very well known for his controversial "big stick" foreign policy which can best be described by a quote from Roosevelt himself; "Speak softly, and carry a big stick." The ideology behind the phrase was that when making peace negotiations that one should tread water carefully but should also be ale to back their threats if the need