USA HISTORY

THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917

THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What prize was given to President Roosevelt for helping Russia and Japan reach a peace agreement?
A
Grammy
B
Heisman Trophy
C
Nobel Peace Prize
D
Academy Award
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Theodore Roosevelt, President of the USA, received the Peace Prize for having negotiated peace in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5.

Detailed explanation-2: -Story of President Roosevelt. The treaty ending the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) was signed at Portsmouth Naval Base in New Hampshire on September 5, 1905. President Theodore Roosevelt had accepted the request to mediate the settlement of the war, a service for which he would later be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Portsmouth, signed on September 5, 1905, officially concluded the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905. President Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize for the role he played in the negotiations that ended the conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -Theodore Roosevelt is revered for his conflict resolution skills. No incident exemplifies these skills more than his settling of the Portsmouth Treaty during the Russo-Japanese War over Manchuria and Korea, for which Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.

Detailed explanation-5: -Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt was the first statesman to be awarded the Peace Prize, and for the first time the award was controversial. The Norwegian Left argued that Roosevelt was a “military mad” imperialist who completed the American conquest of the Philippines.

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