The election consisted of four nationally recognized candidates William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Eugene Debbs. ... Roosevelt was Taft's predecessor, who had left the Republican party to form the new progressive party. ... Theodore Roosevelt stood at the center of the campaign. ... Roosevelt pushed for regulatory commission. ... Debbs worked from a different, more expansive notion of democracy and equality than Roosevelt. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt said "To waste, to destroy, our natural resources, to skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as to increase it's usefulness, will result in undermining in the days of our children the very property which we ought by right to hand down to them amplified and developed" (Nature Node). After reading these words from Roosevelt, which overflow with truth, one cant help but feel compelled to take a stand and save our lands, including our waterways, for our future generations but nevertheless don't act upon this feeling. ...

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Roosevelt entered the Presidency, his new mission, which he called the New Deal, was one of "reform, revive, (and) relief" (Orr 10/17/02). ... Theodore Roosevelt, during the Progressive age, was also known for his assertive nature and willingness to stand up to corporate monopolies and trusts. ... Roosevelt both shared the belief that a small, uninvolved government would not suffice in an industrial era. ... LaFollette, Teddy Roosevelt adopted his platform of New Nationalism, which promoted regulation, not eradication, of big businesses. By establishing this platform, Teddy Roosevelt aimed ...

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Progressivism gained a strong voice in the White House when Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901. Roosevelt believed that strong corporations were good for America, but he also believed that corporate conduct must be watched to guarantee that business greed did not get out of hand, this was knows as trust-busting and federal regulation of business. ... Unlike most Republicans, who largely ignored economic and social inequalities, Roosevelt acknowledged them. Roosevelt believed that large agencies run by experts could find rational solutions to satisfy everyone. President Roosevelt rea...

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To begin, President Theodore Roosevelt believed he was serving the public good by supporting legislation that promoted the rise of the national state. For example, Roosevelt was seen as striking out against good trusts and bad trusts, as shown in document A. ... African Americans made success during President Theodore Roosevelt's presidency when he invited Booker T. ...

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Yet, Theodore Roosevelt, while of course he did astounding excellencies during his presidency, when he wrote American Ideals, he asked for something that could be considered an impossible task. ... Throughout this selection, Roosevelt seems in complete naivete to those without any privilege whatsoever. Like a horse with blinders on, it's almost as if he really believes all one has to do is just absolve themselves of their old heritage and become American – no anarchy and love the flag (Roosevelt 1153-1156). ... We hear the tales like "Trail of Tears" or "Massacre at ...

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In anticipation of a war, on February 25, 1898, Theodore Roosevelt, assistant navy secretary, ordered Commander George Dewey to descend upon the Spanish Philippines, which he flawlessly and magnificently accomplished on May 1, 1898. ... The invasion of Cuba, the central affair of the war, did not develop until mid-June in Tampa, when 17,000 troops, including and particularly Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders", arrived at the Florida city. ...

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Some progress was made against the trusts during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt, and Congress passed two bills regulating railroads. Although Roosevelt supported the progressive drive for regulation of corporations and for social welfare legislation, Congress remained adamantly against it. Roosevelt's successor, William Howard Taft, was a determined opponent of progressive reform. ... When this failed, progressives united in a third party and nominated Roosevelt for President. ...

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In 1941, just a short time after Albert Einstein had warned the current president Theodore Roosevelt, that the Germans were looking to produce an extremely destructive bomb. ... President Roosevelt had decided that keeping information from the Soviets about the development of the bomb was beneficial. ...

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Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were revolutionary in realizing this, and they were of great importance to the origins and progress of the Progressive Movement. ... Journalists, labelled muckrakers by Roosevelt, exposed the different problems of the nation to public eyes. ... Roosevelt had appropriated the early reform issues in a modified form, which caused these ideas to gain nationwide and bipartisan support. ...

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Theodore Roosevelt once complimented about Lee as the " very greatest of all Captains that the English speaking peoples have brought forth-. 8 Lee was a master strategist and brought battle to the Army of the Potomac successfully in a series of campaigns. ...

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At the same time, aggressive Americans like Theodore Roosevelt and congressman Henry Cabot Lodge were interpreting Darwinism to mean that the earth belonged to the strong and the fit, and that is, to Uncle Sam. ...

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At the turn of the nineteenth century, America was defined as a period known as the imperialistic expansion; a time of incorporating policies of military conquests and economics to attain territories necessary to extract resources and extend markets. The United States had expanded from a relatively ...

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Depression - What is it? Depression is an affliction that over 20% of Americans will experience in some form during their lifetime. It is one of the most common and serious mental health problems facing people today. Many people experience feelings of sadness, or melancholy every now and then. But when these feelings last for weeks, months or even years, it is referred to as clinical depression. ...

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