USA HISTORY

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917

THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In 1902, Roosevelt refused to shoot a wounded mother bear, which led to the creation of what?
A
Spongebob
B
rocking horses
C
Smokey Bear
D
teddy bears
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He called it ‘Teddy’s Bear’. After receiving Roosevelt’s permission to use his name, Michtom mass produced the toy bears which were so popular that he soon founded the Ideal Toy Company. To this day the Teddy Bear has worldwide popularity and its origin can be traced back to Theodore’s fateful hunting trip in 1902.

Detailed explanation-2: -They owned a penny candy shop and decided, for fun, that they would make a stuffed plush bear and display it in the window to honor the President. Rose cut out some pieces of fabric and sewed on some button eyes and put it in the window with the name, Teddy’s Bear.

Detailed explanation-3: -Teddy Bears. Theodore Roosevelt was often called Teddy, and after one particular hunting trip this nickname took on a new meaning. Roosevelt was an outdoorsman and a hunter, but he also loved animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Developed apparently simultaneously by toymakers Morris Michtom in the U.S. and Richard Steiff under his aunt Margarete Steiff’s company in Germany in the early 20th century, the teddy bear, named after President Theodore Roosevelt, became a popular children’s toy and has been celebrated in story, song, and film.

Detailed explanation-5: -On February 15, 1903, toy store owner and inventor Morris Michtom places two stuffed bears in his shop window, advertising them as Teddy bears. Michtom had earlier petitioned President Theodore Roosevelt for permission to use his nickname, Teddy.

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