Theodore Roosevelt

For his foreign policy Roosevelt wanted to make the United States a global power.
He secured the rights to build the Panama Canal and also used the Monroe Doctrine which that established the United Staes as the policeman of the Western Hemisphere.
William Taft became president after Roosevelt. In 1912 Roosevelt ran for president again as he believed that Taft hadn't followed his policies.
Theodore created the Progressive Party which became the biggest third party ever in the U.S. but lost the election to Woodrow Wilson.
During WWI all of his four sons joined the war effort. After the death of his first son in war (1918) he was deeply saddened and a year later died.






Above is a picture of this famous canal that Roosevelt had built?

Root CanalEerie CanalPanama Canal


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