Theodore Roosevelt by Karissa Vasquez https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c President, Environmentalist, Optimist en-us 2018-07-12 21:10:47 UTC 2018-07-17 20:35:31 UTC hello@padlet.com "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick" karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270333339 - refers to Roosevelt's Foreign Policy 
- be cautious, but not be afraid to take action if necessary 
- way to enforce power in a stern, but non threatening way ]]> 2018-07-16 19:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270333339 Environmentalist karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270333617 - Created U.S. Forestry Service to preserve lands for public use
- Established 5 national parks during presidency 
- established National Park Service 
- important because of how filthy cities had become, pollution of air and ocean had reached a peak because of factories and refineries 
- Crater Lake, national park (picture) ]]> 2018-07-16 19:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270333617 Rough Riders karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270334614 - Army unit, first U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under Roosevelt himself 
-  Fought in Spanish-American War,  battle of San Juan Hill, Siege of Santiago and Battle of Las Guasimas 
- Teller Amendment]]> 2018-07-16 19:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270334614 Teddy Bear karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335102 - the name Teddy Bear comes from TR nickname, "Teddy" 
- the story is from a bear hunting trip in which Roosevelt refused to shoot the bear ]]> 2018-07-16 19:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335102 Strong Foreign Policy karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335396 - FDR wanted to increase influence and reputation of the U.S. to other world powers 
- Imperialism: Annexation of Hawaii, Panama Canal, Spanish- American War 
White Man's Burden ]]> 2018-07-16 19:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335396 Better Labor Conditions karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335932 - increase in labor union members because of FDR's pro-union stance from his New Deal 
- Collective bargaining 
- wages increased and hours lowered 
- child labor was outlawed ]]> 2018-07-16 20:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270335932 Meat Inspection Act karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345007 -  makes it a crime to misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures that meat has been slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions 
- Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle" exposed the disgusting side of meat packing ]]> 2018-07-16 22:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345007 Spanish-American War karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345170 - Main reasons for war: America support the struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule and the explosion of the battleship the U.S.S. Maine 
- Outcome: Treaty of Paris and gained Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines as territories 
- Fought along side Rough Riders]]> 2018-07-16 22:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345170 Panama Canal karissa_vasquez1 https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345478 - made shipping easier and cheaper across Pacific and Atlantic coasts
- took 11 years to build 
- Roosevelt supported Panamanian Independence, though we built the canal, Roosevelt turned it over to Panama ]]> 2018-07-16 23:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/karissa_vasquez1/8kcrovgqhb0c/wish/270345478