THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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big teddy bear
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small spoon
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big stick
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big shoe
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Detailed explanation-1: -Roosevelt wrote, in a bout of happiness after forcing New York’s Republican committee to pull support away from a corrupt financial adviser: I have always been fond of the West African proverb: “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far."
Detailed explanation-2: -The famous Theodore Roosevelt quote about striving valiantly and daring greatly. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
Detailed explanation-3: -Roosevelt prioritized conservation and established national parks, forests, and monuments to preserve the nation’s natural resources. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America, where he began construction of the Panama Canal.