Hist 1146 Foreign policy

1. Theodore Roosevelt played an important role in pursuing an imperialist foreign policy that saw the United States become a recognized world power. For background, read Chapter 20 in America. A Narrative History for an overview of American foreign policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Based on an analysis of Theodore Roosevelt's autobiography, how did Roosevelt explain the major foreign developments and decisions he made and experienced during his time in public life? What. in the end, was his view of America's role on the world stage?
2. Theodore Roosevelt's time in public office coincided with the Progressive Era when many Americans at the local, state. and national level called for reform and government regulation to achieve social justice in the United States. Read Chapter 21 in America. A Narrative History for an overview of Roosevelt's contributions to the progressive movement. Based on an analysis of Theodore Roosevelt's autobiography. how did he explain the major events of his domestic presidency? What was the major role he saw the federal government playing in the lives of the people? Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt, (1913) can be downloaded at www.freeinfosociety.com/media/pdf/4503.pdf
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