THE PROGRESSIVE ERA 1900 1917
THEODORE ROOSEVELT THE PROGRESSIVES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He got kicked by a horse.
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He fell while exercising.
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He got punched while in a boxing match.
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His wife slapped him.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1904, he was made a military aide to President Roosevelt. While serving in that capacity, he served as a sparring partner for Roosevelt, who was an enthusiastic amateur boxer. While boxing with the President, Moore struck Roosevelt so hard in the eye that the President lost sight in it.
Detailed explanation-2: -Fun Facts. The teddy bear was named after Roosevelt by a toymaker who heard how the president had saved the life of a bear cub. Roosevelt was the first president to fly in an airplane and dive in a submarine. Roosevelt went blind in his left eye when he was injured in a boxing match during his presidency.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -It also corrects mistaken Internet folklore that claims that Theodore Roosevelt had his family crest tattooed on his chest. He did not have such a tattoo. Roosevelt did, however, have gunpowder tattoos that he accidentally inflicted on himself as a 13-year-old boy.