With the status of the country’s belligerency heavily in question‚ an apprehensive President Woodrow Wilson prepared to request from an unmotivated and unprepared country a declaration of war against Germany. After exerting every attempt possible to retain the peace and honor of the United States‚ the President was finally forced to choose between the two‚ in which he opted for the latter (Seymour 26). As he sat down to compose his congressional address proposing war‚ the uncertainty of his decision
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over Cuba‚ but got reports that the Spanish were abusing Cuban natives so they tried to make them stop by taking over Cuba Pulitzer & Hearst encourage Americans to go into the war Spanish minister sends the De Lome Letter offending McKinley Roosevelt wants a war with Spain (assistant secretary) He resigns his post as soon as he does it & creates a privately
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Chapter 15 Elizabeth Cady Stanton: One of the most prominent leaders of the 19th century and leading figure of the early woman’s body; social activist/abolitionist Opposed the 14th and 15th amendment because it did nothing to enfranchise women Leader of the National Suffrage Association Crop-lien/Sharecropping: Growing of cotton and pledge a part of the crop as collateral Sharecropping: initially arose as a compromise between blacks’ desire for land and planters’ demand for labor discipline
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Opinion‚ it was Teddy Roosevelt that did more than the others. He was specifically targeting the industries that were‚ at the time‚ making the most money. Take for example the Three C’s of the Square Deal (Slide 5). Teddy Roosevelt’s ultimate goal was to control the corporations (who make lots of money)‚ protect the consumers (who spend a lot of money)‚ and conserve natural resources (which make a TON of money AND are his love above all things). {on a side note‚ Teddy Roosevelt is one of the only
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After three years of working at the law firm‚ Roosevelt decided to pursue a career in politics (Osinski 31) and was soon asked to run for the New York Senate by the Democratic Party (Osinski 33). Roosevelt proved himself to the citizens of New York by winning the election (Osinski 33)‚ and in late 1910‚ Roosevelt established his senate seat (Gies 26). After becoming senator‚ Roosevelt and his family moved to Albany‚ New York (Osinski 34). Throughout his first senator term‚ he developed strong feeling
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Teddy Roosevelt came up with the Square Deal which was a campaign slogan that he used in 1904. President Teddy Roosevelt said that “ see to it that every man has a squared deal no less or more”. President Roosevelt was a progressive which meant he wanted to change the world in a positive manner. Teddy expaned the Federal Government powers and he saw his presidency as “Bully Pulpit”‚ Teddy could influence news and shape legislation. Some of the things and changes that president Teddy Roosevelt did were
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Immediately prior to the turn of the twentieth century the United States began to engage in a more assertive foreign policy. There have been numerous speculations of why that the United States decided to engage in a more aggressive foreign policy‚ but the main factors are clear. The United States required a stronger foreign policy because of the economic‚ strategic‚ and political interests that the United States held in foreign markets. Theses interests were necessary in order to continue the strong
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has been greeted by countries around the world with a mixture of surprise and wariness. Western powers in particular‚ perceived the rise of Japan as a regional threat to their interest in the far East. The document‚ a letter written by President Roosevelt to Senator Knox regarding the relations between the United States (US) and Japan in 1909 is a reflection of the wariness of Western powers to the rise of Japan. Furthermore‚ the letter also shows an important passage in the social history of the
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government came from President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal. Although Roosevelts Deal helped the process‚ the federal governments rapid growth started way before the new deal. The only thing the New Deal did was help it grow further. The period of growth truthfully began with the Progressive Era. The amount of growth from the federal government was higher when Herbert Hoover was President. The growth continued through the 1920’s and all President Roosevelt did was merely continue a trend that
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important events took place this year; radio broadcasting was invented‚ the San Francisco Earthquake occurred‚ but there was one thing which began this year that would impact the lives of millions. On March 31‚ 1906‚ the United States President Theodore Roosevelt began an association that still exists today‚ the NCAA‚ or National Collegiate Athletic Association (Rippetoe). Although the NCAA may not seem like that big of a deal at first glance‚ it affects millions of students‚ parents‚ colleges‚ and coaches
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