AP Theodore Rosevelt Outline and Evaluation

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I. Theodore Roosevelt (republican)
A. Birth: October 27, 1858 at New York, New York
B. Died: January 6, 1919 at Oyster Bay, New York

II. Background
A. Education-
Attended Harvard and he graduated 21st of 177. He studied in the fields of sciences, German, rhetoric, philosophy, and ancient languages. (1876-1880)
Attended Columbia Law School, but he dropped out to run for the state assembly. (1880-1881)
B. Occupation-
Elected into the New York State Assembly as a Republican, and during his time in the Assembly, his consistent struggle against machine politics earned him the nickname of "the cyclone assemblyman." (1881-1884)
Wrote the biography of Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri and The Winning of the West (1884-1889)
Appointed to the U.S. Civil Service Commission by President Benjamin Harrison. During which time, he vigorously pressed for the strict enforcement of the civil service laws. (1889-1895)
President of the New York City Police Board. He used his time there to root out corruption in the Police Department, which he described as "utterly demoralized." (1895-1897)
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, during which time he stood as a principle advocate of expansionism. He initiated the invasion of Cuba without the Secretary's approval, and with it the Spanish-American war. (1897-1898)
First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, also known as the "Rough Riders", during the Spanish American War, rising from lieutenant colonel to colonel. (May to September 1898)
Governor of New York . During his term, which was abbreviated when he took the office of vice-president, he obtained laws that further removed civil service from politics, that limited the number of hours that women and children could work, that curbed sweatshop abuses, and that put a state tax on corporations. (1898-1900)

III. Term in Office
A. First Term-
Presidency: September 14, 1901 - March 3, 1905
Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks
B. Second Term-
Presidency: March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1909
Vice President: Charles Warren Fairbanks

IV. Issues
A. Election of 1900
Succeeded to office after President William McKin...

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...oked the United States and soon Great Britain asked that the matter be settled by arbitration. Roosevelt arranged a tribunal of six "impartial jurists" appointed by both countries, which ruled in favor of the United States. These were great models for how well Roosevelt handled foreign crisis¡¦s. As for domestic crisis¡¦s, though there were little, there is one that I think illustrates how he really handled most domestic problems which was the Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902. When the anthracite coal miners held a strike, Roosevelt became the first president to intervene in a labor-management dispute, threatening to seize the mines in order to persuade the stubborn owners to accept mediation. In the end, the miners were awarded a favorable settlement. As in the majority of the other domestic happenings, he used force only enough to get the job done.
Theodore Roosevelt is still one of the most respected presidents in history. He will always be remembered for his prestigious work in foreign affairs. He¡¦s administration set the standers for how America handles those foreign affairs to this day. He is without a doubt a brilliant politician.

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