It is a matter of fact how well the American presidents have done their jobs in order to make America one of the most powerful countries. The one who left the biggest mark in my opinion was Theodore Roosevelt. He accomplished things that made America great. He was a man with a great education‚ who studied at an extremely prestigious university like Harvard. Two of his features that definitely made him unforgettable were his will to change things the best way possible and his charisma that obviously
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Theodore Roosevelt was an astounding president through both his terms of presidency. In 1901‚ when Roosevelt was McKinley’s Vice President‚ he did not expect nor did he wish to become president. Unfortunately when Mckinley was assassinated‚ Roosevelt was thrusted into presidency and became the youngest progressive president at the age of 42. Through his presidency Roosevelt gained the trust and the love of the American citizens. He represented the new progressive movement by improving foreign policy
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In the 18th and 19th centuries‚ European empires were on the rise‚ putting America in a tough position. Should America stay with what George Washington told them‚ which is to not leave the mainland? Or should the country go against him and follow Europe and expand overseas. In the end‚ America decided to go overseas in 1880 to conquer the small areas of land with the intention of replicating the idea of having an empire. The selection to expand overseas was simply chosen to gain power. It is hard
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“The Path of Empire” Guided Notes America Turns Outward Imperialist Stirrings * Farmers and Factory owners began to look for markets beyond American shores as agricultural and industrial production boomed. * Many Americans believed that the United States had to expand or explode. * Their country was bursting with a new sense of power generated by the robust growth in population‚ wealth‚ and productive capacity and it was trembling from the hammer blows of labor violence and agrarian
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Prior to World War I the great European powers not having any new areas to colonize in the America’s turned their eyes towards Asia and Africa. Not wanting to lose the race for the rest of the world the U.S. moved to increase its empire through new grounds in the Pacific and the Caribbean. These new grounds were mainly from former Spanish colonies. America used lessons from the Caribbean to help run its newfound colonies. However The American Empire was such a novel sounding thing prior to the Spanish-American
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hemisphere. The Panama Canal was built to ship goods quickly and cheaply throughout the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Before the Canal was built‚ the United States and Great Britain offered the “Clayton-Bulwer Treaty” to rein in rivalry over a proposed canal through the Central American Republic of Nicaragua. The Anglo-American canal‚ however‚ never went beyond the planning stages” (de Lesseps). America and Britain tried to have peace and respiration after the revolution‚ but the Canal in Nicaragua never
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Social Darwinism (the earth belonged to the strong and fit) Alfred Thayer Mahan: Author of “The Influence of Sea Power upon History‚ 1660-1783” Control of the sea is key to world dominance Stimulated a naval race and the US demand for the Panama Canal Hawaii Background: US used it as a way station for shippers‚ sailors‚ and whalers 1820- New England Missionaries entered 1840- US has a heavy influence on Hawaii Pearl Harbor‚ 1887: US gains naval base rights Annexation Attempt: 1893-
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presidencies of both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson featured significant foreign policies. Roosevelt favored imperialism and increasing American influence and prestige‚ willing to use force when other means failed; many of his projects‚ such as the Panama Canal‚ succeeded. Wilson was an idealist‚ eager to promote democracy and world peace‚ and unwilling to use force; many of his attempts to encourage democracy and peace‚ such as the League of Nations‚ backfired. While the primary aim of both was to increase
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* Alfred Thayer Mahan emphasized the importance of a strong navy for national greatness in his book‚ The Influence of Sea Power upon History. * Mahan proposed that the US build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama to link its coasts‚ acquire naval bases in the Caribbean and the Pacific islands to protect the canal‚ and annex Hawaii and other Pacific islands to promote trade and services the fleet. * Mahan’s program was a group of nationalistic Republicans. * Theodore Roosevelt promoted
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the world today. Specializing in metal structural work‚ Eiffel’s accomplishments range from the Nice observatory to the Statue of Liberty. His brilliant career was marred only by the fraudulent charges brought on during the construction of the Panama Canal. Gustave Eiffel was born in Dijon‚ France in 1832. He graduated from the Escole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures in 1885‚ the same year that Paris hosted the first World’s Fair. He spent several years in the southwest of France‚ where
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