History after 1865

Three Presidential Administrations That Had the Greatest Impact on the American History in the XX Century

I have chosen three presidential administrations that to my opinion had the greatest impact on the development of the American nation . These are the administrations of Theodore Roosevelt , Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D . Roosevelt . I am going to demonstrate that these administrations shaped America 's political , economic and financial model as well as laid the foundations of its modern foreign policy . I am going to consider the three administrations separately , and compare and contrast them in

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Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909

Roosevelt 's presidency marked the beginning of the XX century for America with a completely new style of administration . As a "steward of the people " Roosevelt introduced a new idea of a president as a mouthpiece of the public good . At that he aimed to turn the government into an organizing power and arbiter of the national economic forces including both large capitals and workers . Striving to provide fair competition in the national economy Roosevelt became known as a trust buster ' when he aggressively pursued the enforcement of the Sherman Act . On the other hand he declared the need for social reforms and social partnership that were necessary in for capitalism to survive in America thusly laying grounds for modern American socioeconomic model

It appears that Roosevelt has not distinguished social and environmental issues that are viewed separately in our times . Although being a passionate hunter , he fostered major...