The US did not police the world in those day nor keep a standing army. Great Britain was strongly neutral in this war and did what they could to prevent arms sales to either side. The League of Nations was also neutral. There were no obvious US interests in this battle between the Communists and the Nazi-supported rightists.
When the Spanish-America began in 1898, Theodore Roosevelt was the Secretary of the Navy. He resigned to fight as a "Rough Rider" in Cuba to aid the Cuban rebellion against Spain. This war was over within about one year. Roosevelt was occupied with the Russo-Japanese War and the proposed Panama Canal prospects.
Theodore Roosevelt lived through the US Civil War, the Spanish American War and WWI.
Theodore Roosevelt was a New York State Assemblyman, US Civil Service Commissioner, President of the New York Board of Police Commissioners, Governor of New York State, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Colonel of Cavalry in the Spanish American War,. He was also an author and rancher.
Before he became President, Theodore Roosevelt was a New York state assemblyman, U.S. Civil Service Commissioner, President of New York Board of Police Commissioners, Assisstant Secretary of the Navy, a Lieutenant Colonel and then Colonel in the Spanish-American War, Governor of New York, and Vice-President. SOURCE: "Presidents: All You Need To Know" by Carter Smith
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Roosevelt beleived the us had a responsibility to civil other nations
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Theodore Roosevelt was a great many things, but describing him a word: politician. He was a NY state Assemblyman, US Civil Service Commissioner, President of the New York Board of Police Commissioners, Governor of NY State, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Colonel of the "Rough Riders" in the Spanish American War, and Vice-President of the US, all before the age of 42.
Theodore Roosevelt. He is the President that took the USA into the 1900's, and out of it's post Civil War attitude.
Theodore Roosevelt was, before becoming US President, a NY State Assemblyman, US Civil Service Commissioner, President of New York Board of Police Commissioners, Governor of NY State, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Vice-President of the US.
Actually no president died during the Civil War as the surrender of the south to the north took place five days before then President Abraham Lincoln was gunned down in Fords Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.