Teddy Roosevelt Dbq

Alisa Matsoukas
Period 3A

Theodore Roosevelt is considered the first modern President because he significantly expanded the influence and power of the executive office. From the Civil War to the turn of the twentieth century, the seat of power in the national government existed in the U.S. Congress. As the executive branch gradually increased its power, Roosevelt held on to this trend, believing that the President had the right to use all powers except those that specifically denied him to accomplish his goals. As a result, the President, rather than Congress or the political parties, became the center of the American political ground.
Having graduated from an Ivy League school, including fluency in six languages, and wining the Nobel
A world of sky scrapers, big cities, and basically the elimination of rural land. No one in America had ever seen such a drastic change, consequently it was all too overwhelming. Nevertheless, it didn’t seem to phase T.R.in any way. Many of the panics that had taken place prior, due to the sudden new changes, were obstacles that Roosevelt was determined to resolve. He ended up monopolizing large companies in order to receive a significant amount of money all at fixed time. Hence the given name “Trustbuster.” As well as this T.R. took a big risk in adding the Roosevelt Corollary into the Monroe Doctrine. This gave the United States the right to intervene with other countries as long as best interest was at hand. It was most definitely forceful, but its diplomacy and preparation were both a huge help for the overall effect. Around the time of Roosevelt’s Presidency, the Caribbean was emerging as a good resource in order to attain economic interests. He recognized the power rising from the opportunity and immediately took action. As he did so the greatest achievement of his Presidency emerged; the Panama Canal. This was a canal that connected the Atlantic and Pacific oceans making it relatively easier to get from one side of the country to the other. Not only was this a valuable opportunity for a helpful resource but also a
When the country faced a coal shortage in the fall of 1902 because of a strike in Pennsylvania, the President thought he should get involved. As winter approached and heating shortages were impending, he started to formulate ideas about how he could use the executive office to play a role. Roosevelt called both the mine owners and the representatives of labor together at the White House. When management refused to negotiate, he devised a plan to force the two sides to talk: instead of sending federal troops to break the strike and force the miners back to work, T.R. threatened to use troops to seize the mines. Faced with Roosevelt's plan, the owners and labor unions agreed to submit their cases to a commission and abide by its