Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Senator Platt thought that he could control Roosevelt, since he did help him keep the Democrats from wining office. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Because he was able to carry his own weight, Roosevelt won the respect of many cowboys that would help him in his future career. ... Fearing the danger of Spanish control of Cuba, Teddy strongly advocated war against Spain; but McKinley was doubtful of starting the war, waiting for public opinion to lead him what to do. Then when the US battleship Maine exploded in Havana Harbor, killing 250 Americans, Roosevelt placed the blame on Spain, and the public was agreeing with it. ... Senator Platt thought that he could control Roosevelt, since he did help him keep the Democrats from wining office. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

To deal with this problem, newspapers appealed to the masses for support with clothing and with shoes, and soup kitchens were established in cities to help feed the homeless and the poor. The government, for the time, did little to help the impoverished, since the government was to blame for the problem in the first place. ...

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While Roosevelt tried to help his own citizens he often used and pushed around other countries because he felt it was his right. ... At Harvard he followed politics very closely and during his spare time he would often help the campaigns of republican candidates. ... Even before the sinking of the Maine which eventually persuaded McKinley to fight Spain, Roosevelt was sending letters to Congress telling them to sign in a new conscription act. ... He went back to New York as a hero of the Spanish American War in which he fought with the first Calvary unit, "The Rough Riders." ... He himself hel...

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• Grade Level: High School