Seven Reasons for the Expansion of the American Empire 1. World Markets (McKinley’s) a. 1865 US export $400 million dollars’ worth of stuff b. 1890 US export $1.6 billion dollars’ worth of stuff 2. Capital Investments a. 1870 zero investments in world markets b. 1900 $500 million investments in world markets 3. Protection a. Stronger military i. 1883 - US navy 1. USS Atlanta‚ USS Boston 2. Naval bases 4. European Example a. Franco-Prussian war yields Germany b. Germany‚ Great Britain‚ France‚ Italy
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According to Theodore Roosevelt‚ “in any moment of decision‚ the best thing you can do is the right thing‚ the next best thing is the wrong thing and the worst thing you can do is nothing”. To be immoral‚ it is not adhering to ethical or moral principles (what you believe is right). When something is declared unethical‚ it is against the standards of social or professional behavior. There are many times when it is acceptable to act in an immoral or an unethical way. I agree according to Theodore Roosevelt’s
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As the soldiers moved towards San Juan and Kettle Hill‚ the Spaniards hiding in trenches attacked. This caused many more casualties among the Americans and the remaining American troops dropped to the ground and took cover. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt with the Rough Riders empowered men to charge the Spaniards by attacking them directly. Lieutenant Jules Ord with the 1st Brigade ran up the hill to attack the Spaniards and yelled at his men to “follow me! We can’t stay here!” Lieutenant
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hoppers‚ and made over again for home consumption and the fact that thousands of rats ran and got into the meat‚ then rats and meat would go into the hoppers together‚ and many more. Because of the public outcry about this newfound information‚ Theodore Roosevelt called for the creation of a government system that would ensure sanitary and safe foods. This is when the Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906 and the Federal Meat Inspection were created. The Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906 included new laws
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President Woodrow Wilson [pic] Woodrow Wilson was the 28th American president after William Howard Taft and before Warren Gamaliel Harding. Wilson was president of the United States of America from 1913 until 1921. Woodrow Wilson was born on 28 December‚ 1856 as Thomas Woodrow in Staunton‚ Virginia. He was born to Presbyterian Minister Joseph Wilson and Janet Wilson. Both of his parents were very religious and well educated people. Wilson’s father was one of the founders of the Southern Presbyterian
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In the early 1900s‚ there was a time in which the ways of the people were changing in America. In this era‚ there was a group of people that successfully changed America and brought the problems to the people. These people were known as the Progressives. Nevertheless‚ the progressives would not have changed nearly as much without the help of the muckrakers. They were a group of journalists that exposed problems. My paper is about three main things like urban poor living conditions‚ child labor‚ and
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It is said that after the Civil War‚ America began to industrialize at a rapid rate. The Gilded Age had 8 different characteristics of industrialization: Improved standards of living‚ New Inventions‚Railroads‚ Laissez-faire and free enterprise‚ Urbanization‚ Immigration‚ Labor Unions‚ Indian Removal. After the Gilded Age‚ came the Progressive era‚ the progressive era was the term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and social problems of rapid industrialization introduced to America
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In the 1890’s the United States became more aggressive and expansionistic than it had been for the past few decades. There was apparently a hunger for foreign conquest. The conflict with Spain derived mainly from the American desire to help the beleaguered Cubans with their independence from Spain. Americans wanted the war‚ which could well have been avoided‚ but they had little understanding of what the reults of the war would be. I believe American entry into the Spanish-American war was not justified
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As You Sow‚ So You Shall Reap "The Most Important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people." - Theodore Roosevelt "You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself." - Harry Firestone In our day and age‚ economies and businesses are shifting to become more direct and personal. A new principle of making business‚ and interacting with people happens to form itself and is unfortunately forgotten in this fast-moving and technology-driven
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not provide direct help‚ while the reformers in the New Deal were a little more direct in helping Americans. The progressive era policies were more concerned with correcting the society. All three presidents during this time period‚ including Theodore Roosevelt‚ Howard Taft‚ and Woodrow Wilson‚ implemented some progressive reforms. It was the government’s policy to correct social and economic problems as well as to provide assistance for the people. Conversely‚ during the New Deal‚ the federal government
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