Lecture 7: Teddy Roosevelt

Teller Amendment 1898

Paragraph that said the US was going to war with Spain to help Cuba win its independence

US will not turn on Cuba and make it a part of the US

Platt Amendment 1901

1. not allowed to make treatys with other countries

2. Cuba has control of their politics and economy, but the US has the right to interveine

3. tell cuba that it had to sell/lease land for the US naval base in cuba “Gunatanama Bay base”

SignificantL US thinks they are forming an ally with Cuba. New leadership in cuba doesnt agree with this and builds bond with soviet union

Election of 1900

Republican = William McKinley

Semocrat = William Jennings Brayan —> Great American loser

Significance: McKinley switches running mate for vice presiden. Teddy is his vice president runner, he switches because Teddy is a war hero and associated with winning

Theodore Roosevelt

comes from wealthy new york family

his father encouraged giving back to the less fortunate

• had projects to help poor children, funded hospitals etc.

Went to harvard and became a police commisioner

became assisnt secratary in DC
told lies to be elected, to get power and then clean up the US

Kick him upsairs to VP where he would have “less power”but cKinley dies and TR becomes president

Youngest person to take oath

“Teddy bear”

Panama Canal 1914

TR responsible for land used for Panama canal

he did this to help navu as he used to be a secretary for the navy

used the book

panama canal is his greatest accomplishment

french has started the canal but stopped due to sickness and yellow fever

US hired philipines to work for ¾ cents an hour

first president to lwave country while in presidency

“speak softly and carry a big stick and you will go far” shows power