President Roosevelt And The United States - 1479 Words

After President William McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president ever elected into office at the age of 42. He promised the American people that he would carry out McKinley’s policies. His most famous motto was â€Å"Speak softly and carry a big stick† which simply meant let your actions do the talking. President Roosevelt quickly became a master politician and believed that a president is meant to lead boldly. President Roosevelt believed that he has the right to take any action in the general interest of the public that is not prohibited by the U.S. Constitution. During the Spanish-American War, the U.S.S. Oregon had to travel all the way around South America just to join the fleet in Cuba. For this†¦show more content†¦The school board in California separated the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean students from the rest and treated them harshly. This issue rapidly became widely known in the United States and Japan and both sides went crazy. Many people also talked about a possible war with Japan. President Roosevelt eventually stepped in and invited the the school board to the White House to discuss a deal known as the â€Å"Gentlemen’s Agreement.† The Gentlemen’s Agreement stated that the school board will ban the separation policy against the Asians and that Japan would stop the emigration of laborers to California. President Roosevelt wanted to show how strong America was because he felt worried that Japan would think he came up with the agreement out of fear. He was going to show America’s strength by send ing the U.S.’ new naval fleet on a tour around the world. This became known as the â€Å"Great White Fleet† and it went to Latin America, Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, and Japan. The U.S was respected greatly by countries all throughout the trip, especially by Japan. Both countries agreed to respect one another’s territorial boundaries in order to honor China’s Open Door policy through the Root-Takahira agreement which was signed by the U.S. and Japan in 1908. During Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency, many improvements were made in the meat industry that greatly benefited the nation. After Upton