Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt, elected as President of the United States in 1901 and 1904, was one of the most ambiguous characters in American history. This paper looks at some of his political beliefs and attitudes, both progressive and conservative, which influenced and shaped many domestic and international events which took place in the early 1890?s and into the opening years of the twentieth century. It focuses mainly on "The Manifest Destiny" and the conflict between the rich and poor classes within American society.

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"Yet in contrast to these progressive beliefs, Roosevelt was a staunch supporter of "Manifest Destiny," first promoted by President James Madison in 1822 through his Monroe Doctrine which appointed the U.S. as the prime protector of all the lands in the Western hemisphere. Yet Roosevelt went one step further with his Roosevelt Corollary which stated that the U.S. could intervene in any legal contract between a country and a smaller, less civilized country in order to assure that the best interest of America was always at the forefront. Thus, with the U.S. controlling its neighbor's affairs, the argument maintained that America would control its own destiny."

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