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//__**Domestic Policy**__

Charlie seiler leader of progressive movement and republican// became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. -Roosevelt went away from the regular Republican Party in 1912 and accepted the presidential nomination by the Progressive Party. (Dan Garnick) //**Legislation** -// assist antitru//s//t suits- because he believed the government should leave honest corporation's alone - Failed to produce legislation because he felt that "politics was the art form of the possible" - Meat Inspection Act-helped keep meat clean and able to improve sanitation //**Economy** steph matour worked on industrializing the economy helped improve the economy because he acquired jobs in coal mines and factories to people who lost their jobs to support their families - Against African Americans during the Progressive Era - Said segregation was okay as long as the facilities were equal ---This was not good to do because people look up to him and follow his lead (Renee Campanell) -If congress did not respond to the problems, Roosevelt would turn to other people to get support for his program (regulation) -Congress supported Roosevelt in a lot of issues, but he dominated congress for the most part. -Pressured Congress, which led to many influencial laws (such as the Pure Food and Drug Act) (Renee Campanell) -He did not cause great reforms on social issues. -Supported Chinese immigration laws -Supported "Gentleman's Agreement" (restricted Japanese immigration) -Supported policies that isolated Native Americans -Did not desire to reform segregation and the discrimination of African Americans (excluding relations with Booker T. Washington) //**Public Image** -// Had popular opinion behind him and was an able politician - Viewed as a cowboy- so it showed he cared about nature //**Leadership**// Steph Matour "Speak softly and carry a big stick//; you will go far//"// hepburn act of 1906 the Square Deal -- the government took action 40 corporate organizations most of the most influential parts of his term
 * Party Politics**
 * Civil Rights**//
 * Relations w/ Congress**
 * Social Issues**
 * What did he champion?***


 * __Foreign Policy__**

Theodore Roosevelt set standards through the Monroe Doctorine. It stated, "...as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers **..." -**Helped settle the dispute in Venezuela **(Natalie Draham)** In 1904–05 Theodore Roosevelt worked to end the War by bringing both nations to the Portsmouth Peace Conference and mediating between them. More than just to bring peace, Roosevelt wanted to construct a balance of power in Asia that might uphold U.S. interests. The treaty stated that the defeated Russia recognized Japan as the dominant power in Korea and turned over their leases of Port Arthur and the Liaotung Peninsula, as well as the southern half of Sakhalin Island, to Japan. Both powers agreed to restore Manchuria to China.**(Natalie Draham)** Charlie seiler -Panama Canal Roosevelt Corollary -Extension to the monroe doctrine that allowed the u.s. to intervene to stabilize the economic affairs of small nations in the Caribbean and Central America if they were unable to pay their international debts. - If this wasnt made, european countries like GB and Germany would invade them -Open Door Policy -Russo-Japanese War -Roosevelt's most important actions as president came in the areas of conservation policy and foreign relations with the nations of East Asia. -Aside from his conservation programs, Roosevelt's most significant influence on the history of the West came as a result of his efforts to strengthen American interests in East Asia. He recognized the Pacific as a potential avenue for U.S. trade and sought political stability in the region through improved relations with Japan.
 * Europe**
 * Russia**
 * Latin America**
 * Asia**-Kate Vila

Dan Garnick -"Big Stick" policy -Arbitration- he told the world to solve problems using arbitration -Roosevelt played an important role in extending the use of arbitration to international problems in the Western Hemisphere, concluding several arbitration treaties with European powers too, even though the Senate refused to approve them. -In international affairs, Roosevelt believed that strong countries survived while weak ones perished. -He helped to allay the friction caused by anti-Japanese sentiment in California by introducing the so-called "Gentlemen's Agreement" of 1907, restricting Japanese immigration to the United States. By another informal executive agreement, Japan accepted the U.S. position in the Philippines while the United States recognized the Japanese conquest and occupation of Korea.
 * International Organizations and Agreements**