Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was one of the most iron willed presidents in the history of the United States. He took head on the battles of business social change and many different issues of government that many presidents had not paid attention to at this time. E extended the powers of the President and the powers of the federal government to protect the public interest and what he believed in. he took full advantage of his responsibilities of the work and expanded the involiment of the United States in world affairs. His social and economic reforms were the first attempts t deal with the problems created y a modern industrial society.

He was born in New York City in 1858, he was the second of four kids. He went to a private school where he was taught. He was never a great student at this time he was a very hard worker and wanted to succeed in everything that he did. He struggled a lot with his reading skills because of his poor eye sight and difficulty in seeing.

During the time of the Civil War his family went through many hard times. His brothers fought for the confederacy, and because of his wife he did not enlist in the army. He would have went on the side of the Union though and resented his brothers because of there support of the Confederacy. During the war though he worked for the Union troops ad an advisor and he held many honors and was highly regarded. This is were he became knows as a leader and someone people could follow.

Roosevelt was not the type to be tied down. He was an adventure by heart and had many exploits over the years. He was a great athlete and played sports throughout his life. He work as a cattle ranch in the Midwest and he would say that he found himself there as a man. He was a rugged mans man and that gave him a great platform in the political world.

He then went back to New York were he worked a Police commissioner and made many people notice his true grit and his determination. He set out to rid New York City of it's corrupt government and its relationships with the underground political bossed. Roosevelt was eager to be involved in national affairs and he wanted to be involved.

He was called to be the head of the Navy and then took that and hit the ground running. He built up the Navy to a world power. He believes that any nation should have a great navy and that is the key to being a world power. He urged the government to become a power among the other great countries and