Theodore Roosevelt Administrations - Domestic Issues
Domestic Issues
As the twentieth century dawned the United States was undergoing significant changes. A rural, pastoral nation was giving way to one that was more urban and industrial. New immigrants from southern and eastern Europe were flocking into U.S. cities. During the previous century the country felt quite self-sufficient, safely separated from the troubles of the rest of the world by the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. As a new century began the United States sought to build an empire beyond the seas. Ravenous U.S. machines needed sources of raw materials and overseas markets to sell manufactured products.
Economically, a few Americans were accumulating great wealth, but there were many others who lived in dire poverty. Life in the ghettos of the major cities could be incredibly harsh. Politically, there were questions about government that truly represented the people. In his Gettysburg Address President Abraham...
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