Theodore Roosevelt “Speak softly and carry a big stick , [and] you will go far” These were words said by and lived by Theodore Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt (or TR as they sometimes referred to him as ) had a very “ big stick “. He used this “big stick “ to make America an imperialist power to the world . His “big stick “ was really all the power the United States of America had in its money,land,army and armed …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…built the Panama Canal , threw Europe out of Latin America and shown the world that the United States is an imperial force to be reckoned with. Roosevelt truly was the ultimate imperialist but this is really not a good thing it shows how egotistic and self riteous the United States and Roosevelt really were. Sure the United States got power but what was the cost, the same thing the United States supposedly lives by, freedom.