Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest President in the history of the United States after President McKinley was shot and died nine days later. He was very popular with the public and is only one in four presidents to have his face on Mount Rushmore. Was Roosevelt a successful president as most people perceive him to be, or has his motives turned things bad for the country without people knowing? It turns out to be that this president was in fact one of the greatest in US history, and his successes far outweighs his mishaps.
             To say that he was a pure success of a president of this country would be pushing it to non-believable to the minds of everyone. Every president has had faults in one way or another. This president is no different. Not all of his actions had a positive turnout. The Meat Inspection Act in 1906 (p.732), made sure that the meat sellers of America had to have had their meat inspected for safety. This caused a problem for the small meat businesses which cannot afford these inspectors and thus have to shut down business. Theodore Roosevelt imposed his power a lot during his presidency. When the "Corollary" to the Monroe Doctrine in 1904 was issued, the US asserted its rights to keep European powers from getting in the top half of the world's affairs. The US basically stuck its big fat nose into business where it should not have belonged. Speaking of foreign affairs, Roosevelt had a handful to deal with concerning Japan and its immigrants coming to California. The "gentleman's agreement" in 1907 that Roosevelt had with Japan brought upon segregation to San Francisco and other California cities among Asian community that was already there and the white's that wanted them out. He also let the aqueduct in California to be destroyed which led to many environmental problems.
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