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Anti-Trust Campaigner (Timea's Group) Antitrust, also known as competition laws are laws that prohibit anti-competitive or unfair business practices. It came to be in action because of tremendous economic changes in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century in America. Roosevelt emerged spectacularly as a "trust buster" by forcing the dissolution of a great railroad combination in the Northwest. Theodore Roosevelt's administration began forty-four antitrust proceedings, including against the American Tobacco Company and against John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company. The many cases established guidelines for later prosecutions that had not existed during the Northern Securities Case . Roosevelt defined antitrust proceedings. However, he disliked the label "trust-buster." TR had no objection to consolidation for preventing "ruinous" competition. Roosevelt, concerned with equal treatment for all, only was opposed to monopolies designed to stifle all competition. This was the first time government effectively regulated business.
Bull Moose (Kenneth's Group) In 1912, the Republican Party split into two groups. one of which was called the Progressive Party and it was led by Theodore Roosevelt. This party was also know as the Bull Moose Party due to their emblem and Roosevelt boasting that he was as strong as a moose. The Bull Moose Party was formed as Roosevelt realized that he would not win the republican nomination outright. At a convention, Roosevelt cried out, "We stand at Armageddon and we battle for the Lord." This statement was referring to the bull Moose Party intervening with the current government to protect the people from selfish interests. While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the 14th if October, 1912, a saloonkeeper by the name of John Schrank attempt to assassinate Roosevelt. The bullet lodge in his chest after penetrating through his steel eyeglass case and 50 page speech. Due to Roosevelt's hunting prowess, he concluded that the bullet had not penetrated his chest wall as he was not coughing up blood. Roosevelt went on to deliver his 90 minute speech while blood was a continually seeping from his chest. At the conclusion of his speech he said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know whether you full understand that I have just been shot; but it takes more than that to kill a Bull Moose. Afterwards, the use of X-rays and probes enabled doctors to conclude that the bullet was lodged in Roosevelt's chest muscle instead of penetrating it and that it was safer to leave the bullet inside than to attempt to take it out.
Jingoist (Romy's Group) Jingoism is defined as "extreme patriotism in the form of aggressive foreign policy". In practice it refers to the use of threats or actual force against other countries in order to safeguard what they consider their country's national interests and to excessive bias in judging one's own country as superior to others. Early uses of the term in the USA were connected to the foreign policy of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt was frequently accused of jingoism. The term jingoism originated in Britain in the 1870's. During the 19th century journalists in the US called jingoism spread-eagleism. "Jingoism did not enter the U.S. Until the turn of the 20th century.
ROUGH RIDERS (Savannah's Group) 'Rough riders' was a name given to the first United States volunteer cavalry, under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt resigned in is position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry. The original plan for this unit called for filling it with men from the Indian Territory, New Mexico, Arizona and Oklahoma. However once Roosevelt joined the group, it quickly became the place for a mix of troops ranging from “ivy league” athletes to glee-club singers to Texas Rangers and Indians. The United States army was weakened and left with little manpower after the Civil War roughly 30 years prior. As a result, President William McKinley called upon 1,250 volunteers to assist in the war efforts. On July 1, 1898 Theodore Roosevelt on horse back led the rough riders and elements of the 9th and 10th Regiments of regulars, African-American 'buffalo soldiers,' a second charge up the Sun Juan Heights. This was what Theodore Roosevelt called his "proudest hour". After the capture of Sun Juan heights the war was virtually over. The toll from tropical diseases soon became worse then the losses in battle, and Roosevelt and other officers called for the American troops to be brought home quickly in order to save lives.
Big Game Hunter (Brandon's Group) Following his presidency , Roosevelt went on a game hunting expedition which he left New York for a Safari in the east and Central America. Roosevelt and his companions killed/trapped over 11,397 animals, from insects and moles to hippopotamuses and elephants. These included 512 big game animals, including six rare white rhinos. The expedition consumed 262 of the animals and a tonne of salted animals and their skins were shipped to Washington, the quantity was so large that it took years to mount them all, and the Smithsonian was able to share many duplicate animals with other museums. The expedition cost $50,000 from Smithsonian Museum appeal, $25,000 from Theodore Roosevelt and $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie. This whole expedition cost around about 1.8 million dollars. Verbatim from Wikipedia
Theodore Roosevelt
NYPD Commissioner (William's Group) Theodore Roosevelt was a man ahead of his time and made many reforms during his lifetime. He is a man that does not favor sitting in his office and merely conducting events from there but wants to be out in the field. One example of that he became Commissioner of the New York Police department that were merely composed of the thugs of a bicycle gang. The gang captured many runaways…
Conservationist (Aleks's Group) Roosevelt was one of the first Presidents to make conservation a national issue. In a speech that TR gave at Osawatomie, Kansas, on August 31, 1910, he outlined his views on conservation of the lands of the United States. He favored the use of America's natural resources, but not the misuse of them through wasteful consumption. " He developed the antiquity act which was the first bill internationally that gave federal government the ability to create national parks. Despite this, he gamed and was an avid hunter but realized that creating and protecting America's woodlands and forests (in particularly Yellow Stone) from hunting and extinction.
Square Dealer (Sristi's Group) The square deal is a four point plan formulated by President Theodore Roosevelt. He coined the term during his campaigns against the power over the U.S. economy by the upper class citizens. The points he came up with revolve around the four basic ideas of; “Conservation”, “Regulation Business Monopolies”, “Enforcing the Anti-Trust Act” and “Supporting Progressive Ideas”. The purpose of this plan was acting to help middle class citizen by attacking the plutocracy and trusts while at the same time protecting businesses from extreme demands of organized labour. The “Square Deal” was also put forth in 1910 by Roosevelt in a speech that he delivered after leaving the office of the Presidency. When he introduced this idea he put emphasis on the importance of equality in opportunity for all citizens of America. “We demand that big business give people a square deal” he once insisted on a nationwide tour to gather support for the proposed plans to regulate corporations. The “Square Deal” promised a balance between claims against management and labour, with the managers and consumers. He wasn’t for eliminating the large corporations but instead he wanted to avoid letting the big businesses use their powers of national and state governments against the labourers and consumers.
Canal Builder (Jeremy and Aaron) The Panama Canal goes back to the 16th Century. After realising the riches of Peru, Ecuador, and Asia, and counting the time it took to reach the ports of Spain, it was suggested in 1524 to Charles V that by cutting a piece of land somewhere in Panama the trip would be reduced and the risk of taking the treasures through the isthmus would justify such an enterprise. A survey was ordered and a working plan drawn up in 1529, but the wars in Europe and control of kingdoms in the Mediterranean put the project on hold. In 1534 a Spanish official suggested a canal route the same as the present route, but no action was taken and the project was abandoned. Various surveys were made between 1850 and 1879 showed two practical routes: the one across Panama or Nicaragua. In 1876 an international company was organised. Two years later work started on the canal, though the company failed. In 1880 a French company was organised by Ferdinand Marie de Lesseps, the builder of the canal. In 1879 de Lesseps proposed a sea level canal through Panama. The French attempts largely failed, due to low efficiency of equipment and a high toll. Then, the US president, Theodore Roosevelt, began a large scale drive to complete the Panama canal, after buying out the French equipment. Mosquitoes were eradicated from around the canal, (which eliminated diseases such as yellow fever), and contributed to the low death rate of the American effort, and workers moved in. Work officially began on May 4, 1904. The American canal builders built a canal with dams and locks, decided upon by Theodore Roosevelt. All workers who helped construct the canal for more than two years, (and lived), received a medallion, featuring Roosevelt on one side, and the recipients name and years of service on the other. 5609 American workers died during the ten year constructin period. The canal was first used on August 15, 1914, two years ahead of schedule
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