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What fleet did Theodore Roosevelt send around the world to demonstrate the Navy new global capability?
The Great White Fleet
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What fleet did President Theodore Roosevelt send around the world to demonstrate the Navys new global capability?
The Great White Fleet
Who first applied the term muckraker to journalism?
President Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt is said to have used it first, in 1906. He got it from a mention in the book "Pilgrim's Progress" by John Bunyan, referring to a "man with a muck-rake." Roosevelt adapted the phrase to refer to how investigative journalists dig around in the muck to get to the truth.
Which 20th century president sent the Great White Fleet of navy steamships around the world to demonstrate American power and signify America's newly felt imperial ambitions?
Theodore Roosevelt ordered this world tour for the fleet in 1907.
When was the first teddy bear made?
When Theodore Roosevelt was president. Around the early 1900's
What changes did Theodore Roosevelt bring as president (domestic policies)?
The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program. It was centered around three basic ideas: conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection.
Did Theodore Roosevelt have friends?
Theodore Roosevelt, a sickly child, was home-schooled as a youth and was not much around others his age. He was, however, friends with at least two of his cousins.
Why did Theodore Roosevelt helped the Grand Canyon become a tourist attraction?
President Woodrow Wilson signed the legislation that changed it from a monument into a National Park in 1919. Theodore Roosevelt however is considered to be the founder, He named it a game preserve in the hope of protecting the natural environment and added National Forest lands to it in an effort to isolate it from human contact.
What was the best describes Theodore Roosevelt belief regarding the most important security aspect of the US?
Securement of the territory in and around the Caribbean sea
Where is Theodore Roosevelt's presidential library?
There is a Presidential Library for Theodore Roosevelt now in the planning stages (Dec 2012). I do not know of the location yet. At present, his papers, speeches, notes, etc. are scattered around several institutions, most are at Harvard.
How do third parties differ from other two parties?
they introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue, and also revolve around a political personality (Theodore Roosevelt for example)
Which president earned his nickname after refusing to shoot a bear?
"Teddy" was an abbreviation of Theodore, and the nickname had nothing to do with Theodore Roosevelt's bear hunting incident. However, the teddy bear's name is derived from the incident. Theodore Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear that had been captured for him to shoot when his hunting trip was not going well. The incident was captured in a Clifford Berryman political cartoon, "Drawing the Line in Mississippi," featuring a frightened little bear tied down by a man and an indignant Roosevelt refusing to even look at it. The little bear became a feature in the background of Berryman cartoons of Roosevelt forever after.
How and why did Theodore Roosevelt change US policy toward Latin American?
Theodore Roosevelt wanted the United States to be a world power. He wanted a strong navy and the Panama Canal was a way to move the navy to where it needed to be quicker than ships going around South America. He was worried about European nations involved in Latin America having a base to later attack the US.
