Entering the 20th Century

How did Theodore Roosevelt become President?

• He won the Election of 1900

• President Johnson was impeached and Roosevelt replaced him

• President McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt was his VP

• He was President?

Who did President Roosevelt believe our system of government should benefit?

• everyone equally

• the wealthy

• the poor

• the middle class

Which of the following areas was Roosevelt most active in using his power as President to regulate?

• reducing poverty

• corporate abuses

• environmental protection

• drug and alcohol abuse

Roosevelt extended the power of the Presidency beyond the Constitution when he

• created the 'Square Deal'

• built the Panama Canal

• issues the Roosevelt Corollary

• negotiated a settlement to avoid a strike of coal miners in PA

As President, Roosevelt's greatest contribution to his nation was in

• conservation of the environment

• building the Panama canal

• strengthening the Navy

• winning the Spanish American War

True or False
Teddy Roosevelt was the youngest man to become president.

• True
• False

Which political party founded by Theodore Roosevelt divided the Republican vote in 1912 and allowed a Democrat to be elected president?

• Socialist Party
• Progressive Party
• Free Soil Party
• Federalist Party

Which statement accurately describes one of Theodore Roosevelt's accomplishments as president?

• He led the United States to victory in World War I.
• He gave the Philippine Islands their independence.
• He granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans.
• He negotiated a peace treaty between Russia and Japan.

Who was Roosevelt's successor as President?

• Woodrow Wilson

• William Howard Taft

• William McKinley

• Abraham Lincoln

Why did Taft struggle to continue Roosevelt's policies?

• Taft didn't try to continue his policies

• Taft didn't have the personality and style of working that Roosevelt did, he couldn't get people to buy into him

• Roosevelt worked behind the scenes to undermine Taft

• all of the above