HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Question
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Negotiating peace in the Russo-Japanese War.
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Negotiating peace in the Spanish-American War.
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For his Big Stick Policy.
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For the Roosevelt Corollary.
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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. He also resolved a dispute with Mexico by resorting to arbitration as recommended by the peace movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -T. R. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in ending the Russo-Japanese War. He is the first American to win a Nobel Prize.
Detailed explanation-4: -The massive Battles of Mukden and Tsushima strained the resources of both Russia and Japan, so, when U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt offered to mediate a peace settlement, both parties agreed. In September 1905 they signed the Treaty of Portsmouth, in which Russia recognized Japan as the dominant power in East Asia.
Detailed explanation-5: -President Woodrow Wilson of the United States won the Peace Prize for 1919 as the leading architect behind the League of Nations. It was to ensure world peace after the slaughter of millions of people in the First World War.