Do Whatcha Know!
What do you know about Theodore Roosevelt? Do you think he's a progressive? Why or why not?
We spent the rest of the class watching the film, "The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt," answering these questions during viewing.
1. Describe TR’s childhood.
2. How does Roosevelt get involved in politics?
3. How did his first wife Alice die? How does TR respond?
4. Who is Edith?
5. Why does TR quit as Assistant Secretary of the Navy?
6. Who are the Rough Riders? What is the name of their famous battle?
7. Why does Thomas Platt pressure Roosevelt into running for Vice President?
8. How does TR initially feel about being Vice President?
9. How did Roosevelt become President?
10. How does TR feel about:
a. Racial discrimination?
b. Child labor?
c. Trusts?
d. Environmental conservation?
11. Why did a reporter say, “A nervous person has no business being around the White House these days?”
12. Why was the teddy bear named after Theodore Roosevelt?
13. Why does Roosevelt win the Nobel Peace Prize?
14. Why does Roosevelt send the U.S. Navy on a worldwide training mission?
15. Who does TR choose to follow him as President? Why?
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