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Theodore Roosevelt's Failure To Revolutionize The Government

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Theodore Roosevelt revolutionized the government. He was a president who set precedents as the first president to: name the White House, fly in an airplane, travel outside the United States while in office, have a Jewish cabinet member, host a black man at the White House, and the first American to win a Nobel Prize. Teddy felt that the United States, as a global power, had the duty to help world. He advocated for a strong foreign policy which became known as “speak softly and carry a big stick.” He implemented this by using diplomacy and a threat of force to solve issues. In Panama, he saw an opportunity with Britain’s failure. He quickly seized control of the land through negotiations and began building the Panama Canal under United States …show more content…

This allegation was like declaring leprosy at the time. In response to the accusation, Truman took a strong stance on communism by sending troops to Korea when communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea. He originally just wanted to restore South Korea but MacArthur, the commander of the UN forces, convinced him that he could conqueror North Korea quickly. Soon after Truman changed his mind back to restoring antebellum; however, MacArthur would not listen. MacArthur took his opinion public and Truman acted accordingly by firing him for insubordination. The Korean War ultimately resulted how Truman initially desired, the containment of communism. Unfortunately, many American soldiers lost their lives in what would have been a shorter war had Truman stuck to his policy of containment. Truman’s presidency did incur some failures with the defeat on federal aid to education and the repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act. His successful achievements were tremendous including the extension of social security and the clearing of slums to create low income housing. Truman also issued Executive Order 9981 which officially ended segregation in the US military and was a great contribution to the civil rights

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