1. Teddy
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2. Teddy Roosevelt: Early Background
Born into a wealthy New York family in 1858.
Suffered from asthma as a child.
As a teenager, he mastered marksmanship and horseback riding.
Boxed and wrestled at Harvard.

3. Big Game Hunter
Roosevelt posing next to a dead elephant shot on safari in Africa.

4. Roosevelt posing with shot rhinoceros.

5. Many roles of Theodore Roosevelt

6. Teddy Roosevelt published his first of 44 books at the age of 24.

7. Early Politics
At an early age, Roosevelt became a leader in New York Politics.
Served 3 terms in the New York State Assembly.
New York City Police Commissioner
Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
New York City
Police Commissioner,
1885
New York State
Assemblymen, 1883

8. Assistant Secretary of the Navy
1897

9. The aspiring politician grabbed national headlines, advocating war against Spain in 1898.
His volunteer cavalry brigade, the Rough Riders, won public acclaim for its role in the battle at San Juan Hill in Cuba.

10. After the war with Spain, Roosevelt returned a hero and was soon elected governor of New York and then later won the vice-presidency.

11. When President Mckinley was assassinated, Roosevelt was thrust into the presidency in 1901.

12. Youngest President Ever
He became the youngest president at 42.

13. Roosevelt’s personal exploits were always in the news.
While in office, Roosevelt enjoyed boxing, although one of his opponents blinded him in the left eye.
On another day, he galloped 100 miles on horseback , merely to prove the feat possible.

14. Air Force One ? Roosevelt’s first airplane ride in 1910.

15. Roosevelt used his personality and popularity to advance his “Square Deal” reform programs.
His leadership and publicity campaigns helped create the modern presidency.

16. Roosevelt cited federal responsibility for the national welfare.
He believed that the government should assume control whenever states proved incapable of dealing with problems.

17. explicitly forbid him to do it.”
“It is the duty of the president to act upon the theory that he is the steward of the people, and… to assume that he has the legal right to do whatever the needs of the people demand, unless the Constitution or the laws
explicitly forbid him to do it.”
– President Theodore Roosevelt

18. Roosevelt saw the presidency as a “bully pulpit,” (a stage) from which he could influence the news media and shape legislation.

19. This term is used to describe his various progressive reforms.
If big business victimized workers, then President Roosevelt would see to it that the common people received what he called a Square Deal.
This term is used to describe his various progressive reforms.

20. Trustbuster
Roosevelt sought to stop the actions of those trusts that hurt the public interest.
The President used the Sherman Anti-trust Act to break up “bad” trusts.

21. Conservation
Roosevelt condemned the view that America’s resources were endless and made conservation a primary concern.
Roosevelt at Yosemite National Park

22. The President set aside 148 million acres of forest reserves.
He set aside 1.5 million acres of water-power sites and anther 80 million acres of land that experts from the U.S. Geological Survey would explore for mineral and water resources.
He established more than 50 wildlife sanctuaries and national parks.

24. Spanish-American War
On April 11, 1898, President McKinley to use asked Congress for authority to use force against Spain. On April 20th, the United States declares war.

25. Reasons: Cuban Independence, U. S
Reasons: Cuban Independence, U.S. military and economic interests in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine.

26. Becomes the rallying cry for U.S. intervention in Cuba.
Remember the Maine !
Becomes the rallying cry for U.S. intervention in Cuba.

27. In the Caribbean, hostilities began with a naval blockade of Cuba
In the Caribbean, hostilities began with a naval blockade of Cuba. The Spanish fleet is effectively sealed up in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba.

28. U.S. Naval Blockade of Cuba

29. In June 1898, American forces landed in Cuba
In June 1898, American forces landed in Cuba. American forces begin to converge on the port city of Santiago.

30. The army consisted of 17,000 soldiers, including four African-American regiments (called Buffalo soldiers) of regular army and the volunteer Rough Riders, a cavalry unit.

31. Rough Riders
The volunteer Rough Riders were under the command of Leonard Wood and Theodore Roosevelt.

32. The battle of San Juan Hill is the bloodiest and most popular of all battles during the Spanish-American war.

33. On the way to secure San Juan Hill, a bloody and dramatic charge took place on nearby Kettle Hill. Without direct orders, Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and two African-American regiments attacked and took Kettle Hill.

34. The victory at Kettle Hill clears the way for an infantry attack on the strategically important San Juan Hill.

35. Although Roosevelt and his units played only a small role in the second battle of San Juan Hill, the newspapers credit him the hero of the battle.

36. A naval battle ensues, and the Spanish fleet is destroyed.
Two days later, the Spanish fleet tries to escape the American blockade at Santiago harbor.
A naval battle ensues, and the Spanish fleet is destroyed.

37. Attempted Escape of Spanish Fleet

38. Destroyed Spanish Frigate

39. Consequences of San Juan Hill
The victory of San Juan Hill boasts morale and pride of the American people.
Spain loses control of its possessions in the Caribbean.
Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders emerge as national heroes.
San Juan Hill catapults Roosevelt’s political career.