Education Clip: Theodore Roosevelt and WWI
About the Episode
Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt had been an early critic of neutrality, a proponent of military preparedness, and critical of Woodrow Wilson’s reluctance to declare war against Germany. Not until 1917, when Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare on all vessels at sea, and –– in the Zimmermann Telegram invited Mexico to attack the United States ––did Wilson ask Congress to declare war.
Aired:
09/12/14
| Expires: | Runtime: 5m 54s
Recent Episodes
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Episode 1, Season 1<br> Get Action (1858-1901)
Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.| 1:54:57 -
Episode 2, Season 1<br> In the Arena (1901-1910)
Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.| 1:56:20
Extras
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Director Ken Burns discusses The Roosevelts
The film weaves the stories of Theodore, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.1:30 -
Theodore Roosevelt: The Early Years
Theodore Roosevelt attends Harvard and meets Alice Lee. They marry in 1880.3:26 -
Theodore Roosevelt: The Nobel Peace Prize
Theodore Roosevelt settles the Russo-Japanese War and wins the Nobel Peace Prize.3:49 -
President McKinley Assassinated
President McKinley is assassinated and Theodore Roosevelt becomes president.3:05 -
February 14, 1901
Theodore Roosevelt lost both his mother and his wife on Valentine's Day, 1901.3:20 -
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The 1944 Campaign Speech
FDR opens his campaign with a humorous speech about Fala, his scottie dog.3:31
