Theodore Roosevelt, republican, served as the nation’s 26th president, becoming president after the assassination of President McKinley, serving from 1901-1909. He served two presidential terms.
Theodore, fearing industrialization running out of control in the nation, governed the country with a strong racially motivated theory and focused on the display of bravery/heroism presented to us as racial nationalism (Gerstle, 2001). A conservative social reformer, Theodore wanted to establish the “Old World Order,” believing that through war and/or forceful speaking our nations could prosper, triumph as a whole, while maintaining peaceful times with other nations. His motto was “speak softly and carry a big stick” (Grant, 2011).
Theodore Roosevelt,
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Roosevelt, according to the text had a mission to rebuild our nation, generate general prosperity, and create labor-management harmony. He focused on social advancement and fought class division while striving for public education, demanding changes (Zachos, 2006). Although he had concernment with the foreigners overwhelming American culture and civilization with questionable morals and intentions, he refrained from partaking in acts or debates to “cut off” dangerous immigration streams (Gerstle, 2001). He wanted to create a more unified nation thus embracing immigrants and accrediting them for leaving many of their most valued possession behind, including heritage. The effects that Franklin D. Roosevelt’s had on American nationalist during his time in office were assisting with the recovery to large business, increasing the size of the Supreme Court, and tightened the government’s ability to regulate agriculture and the economy. During his presidency, times of war were also experienced; government “invigorated” the civic nationalist tradition and made the elimination of racial and religious prejudice central to its war aims (Gerstle, 2001). This assisted with creating a more incorporated nation thus decreasing the effects of racial nationalism as once implemented by Theodore