Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt took office after the assassination of McKinley in 1901, and later in 1904 he won a second term. Known as the trust buster, Roosevelt faced management and labor issues, with the Sherman Antitrust Act. He was very well known for his nature conservancy efforts as well, as he dedicated millions of acres of land as national parks. His negotiations at the end of the Russo-Japanese war landed him a nobel peace prize, and he helped the beginnings of the Panama canal. The Republicans stood behind him after he beat a well known Democratic candidate for governor. In 1900 the Republican party leader made a plan with Mark Hanna, in order to get Roosevelt to not run a second term as governor he would become McKinley's running mate. After speaking in 24 states, the duo beat the Democrats. Once McKinley was assassinated in NY, Roosevelt became the youngest president (42 years old) in American history, transforming public image of presidency. From the beginning Roosevelt projected his ideas that government should be a mediator between the countries conflicting teams in order to produce a harmonious country. Roosevelt was a strong believer in anti trust acts. His first major legislative achievement was the National Reclamation Act of 1902, which was dedicated to large scale irrigation projects. He also set aside 200 million acres of land as national forests. In 1904 when he ran for a second term, he won by a landslide again, becoming the first president to win a second term after being sworn in due to assassination. At the time the country was a little isolated, and Roosevelt had the same thought of McKinley, to bring it out, and fulfill its duties as a world power. He said that America should, "speak softly, and carry a big stick,"  when dealing with international affairs. In order to build the Panama canal Roosevelt helped Panama secede from Colombia using his big stick policy, which he believed to be his biggest accomplishment. Later he added to the Monroe Doctrine stating that the US would bar foreign intervention in Latin America, and police the region. This ensured that countries payed their debts. He also expanded the navy to a huge sea force. In 1908 he left office and stood behind his secratary of state, Taft. Later when he saw Taft failing to do what they talked about he ran against him in 1912 but didn't win. He and his supporters then left to create a Progressive party, sometimes known as the "Bull Moose Party."Roosevelt in 1919 died a hero, in New York at the age of 60.

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