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Theodore Roosevelt

Wilson had said thatwould be the straw that breaks the camel's back

Wilson had said that
would be the straw that breaks the camel's back

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Wilson had said that would be the straw
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that breaks the camel's back.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:17
Uploaded
Mar 28, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Funimation Global Group,BioWare,OXYBOT,Toneplus Animation Studios,T.O. Entertainment,Electronic Arts

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Movie Summary

Two-part series on U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt looking at his work as a progressive reformer as well as his contradictions such as being a passionate conservationist who also hunted animals.
S01 • E01 Labor tensions, ethnic tensions. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:05
Labor tensions, ethnic tensions.
S01 • E01 And the world is looking at America going, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
And the world is looking at America going,
S01 • E01 And the Spanish-American War comes along - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
And the Spanish-American War comes along
S01 • E02 - T.R had believed all his life that if you took a position, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
- T.R had believed all his life that if you took a position,
S01 • E01 It unifies different parts of the country - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
It unifies different parts of the country
S01 • E02 If the position was that you should go to war, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
If the position was that you should go to war,
S01 • E01 It allowed it to say, this is what we do with our power. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:05
It allowed it to say, this is what we do with our power.
S01 • E01 It allowed America to tell itself a certain story - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
It allowed America to tell itself a certain story
S01 • E02 He asked Wilson to allow him to create - Theodore Roosevelt 00:08
He asked Wilson to allow him to create
S01 • E01 - TR returns from Cuba the most famous man in America. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
- TR returns from Cuba the most famous man in America.
S01 • E01 And there was a cult of personality - Theodore Roosevelt 00:05
And there was a cult of personality
S01 • E02 - Well, I'll cut to the chase, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:11
- Well, I'll cut to the chase,
S01 • E01 He absorbs different areas of America's life into himself - Theodore Roosevelt 00:07
He absorbs different areas of America's life into himse...
S01 • E02 - I would like permission to raise a volunteer cavalry. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
- I would like permission to raise a volunteer cavalry.
S01 • E02 Now, if pressure on the allies - Theodore Roosevelt 00:09
Now, if pressure on the allies
S01 • E01 - In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
- In the aftermath of the Spanish-American War,
S01 • E02 - Unfortunately, what you ask is impossible. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:05
- Unfortunately, what you ask is impossible.
S01 • E01 And very quickly he's encouraged to run for governor. - Theodore Roosevelt 00:05
And very quickly he's encouraged to run for governor.
S01 • E01 He's already been involved in New York State politics - Theodore Roosevelt 00:06
He's already been involved in New York State politics
S01 • E02 - If we have to send an expeditionary force to France, - Theodore Roosevelt 00:10
- If we have to send an expeditionary force to France,