branch out and gain control over the Philippines. This benefits The United States because it places them closer to Asian markets. Also allowing them to base some military efforts on their land. This war was significant because it would lead to Theodore roosevelt becoming our 26th president. He was the youngest to gain power and history states that he was an energetic leader that explored with many new
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the exposition when Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the chest. Mckinley was rushed to a nearby Buffalo hospital‚ where he received a good prognosis‚ but gangrene began to set around his wounds. He fought hard‚ but ended up dying eight days later. Theodore Roosevelt‚ his Vice President‚ succeeded
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to protect the Nation from poisonous or harmful substances (Doc.6). This happened because a muckraker names Upton Sinclair wrote a book called “The Jungle” which exposed the unsanitary and harmful things that were happening to the meat. Later on Theodore Roosevelt proposed the Pure Food and Drug Act which required manufacturers
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the Matter: A Look at the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 The year 1906 brought about a new era in governmental legislation that helped to shape the way privately owned producers of consumable goods would conduct themselves in the future. President Theodore Roosevelt‚ a man known for his tenaciousness when tackling the issues of the people‚ pursued these legislative changes‚ refusing to back down to the lobbyists who stood in his way. One such industry brought to its knees was the meat packing industry
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front that we are brave and we are not afraid of anything. It all comes down the truth. There’s wars out in the world today and we all have are fear of them but we have people trying to enlighten us showing there’s nothing to fear. Such as Obama and Theodore Roosevelt’s speeches yet they might be far apart in years they both come down to the bottom line of fear and overcoming it as well. Although there rich and we are poor we both have fear within are core. Let’s not try to just put on a front but become
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this time was already in progress. Brooks Adams knew this‚ and he then went on by making a prediction of its success. Theodore Roosevelt‚ the 26th president of the United States from 1901-1909‚ was also an influential person on American Imperialism. His view over American Imperialism could be characterized as an aggressive since it had to be done before others take it all. Theodore Roosevelt saw American
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (Teddie)‚ was born on October 27‚ 1858 in New York City. Teddie Roosevelt was born to Theodore or Thee Roosevelt Sr. and Martha Bulloch. Teddie had an older sister Anna‚ a younger brother Elliott‚ and a younger sister Corinne. His family owned a successful plate glass import business. Also‚ his father was working for President Lincoln to improve the condition of the union soldiers and their families. Teddie had a passion for the less fortunate. Teddie Roosevelt was homeschooled
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The election of 1896 was in fact a turning point in American political history. The election led to the end of two highly important political debates of the 19th century. Since the election of 1800‚ the matter of whether the nation should be governed on industrial interests or argarian interests had been a major factor. Also‚ since the gold standard had become effective in 1873 America had been divided on the issue of silver as a legal currency. The victory of William McKinley helped led to the end
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conditions. There were high chances of fire hazards due to the wood stairs‚ there were no indoor bathrooms‚ and there were also no street cleaners. This book also contained pictures serving as a source of evidence that it was not being made up. When Theodore Roosevelt became a police commissioner in 1895 he asked Jacob Riis to execute a reform program. He made playgrounds and parks in the city. Jacob Riis also constructed a building named the Jacob A. Riis neighborhood House that provided neighborhood
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simple to most Americans‚ just make everyone speak English. It is assumed that the official language of the United States is English anyway. This may come as a shock to some but the United States has no official language defined in our constitution. Theodore Roosevelt’s proposed resolution to this problem was to “Americanize” immigrants. President Roosevelt stated that immigrants should “talk the language of its native-born fellow-citizens”(326). We must remember however that there are always two sides
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