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

Episode 1, Season 1<br> Get Action (1858-1901)

Examine the early lives of Theodore Roosevelt and his younger cousin, Franklin.

The Roosevelts

| 1:54:57
Episode 2, Season 1<br> In the Arena (1901-1910)

Theodore’s presidency and FDR and Eleanor’s courtship and marriage.

The Roosevelts

| 1:56:20

Become a GBH sponsor

Extras

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The Early Years

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was adored by his parents but had a very lonely childhood.

8:07
Theodore Roosevelt: Heroism on D-Day

General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was the American commander who took Utah Beach on D-Day.

1:52
The Lead Up To World War II

Eleanor and FDR look on in horror as the Nazi Party sweeps across Germany.

4:56
Intro

Watch the introduction to The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

7:51
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
Eleanor Roosevelt vs. Sara Delano Roosevelt

Eleanor clashed at times with her mother-in-law, Sara Delano Roosevelt.

4:25
Theodore Roosevelt: Warmonger

Theodore Roosevelt believed in the survival of the fittest and 'might makes right.'

3:43
Hyde Park Roosevelts

James Roosevelt married Sara Delano and they settle down in Hyde Park.

4:49
Sagamore Hill

Theodore Roosevelt marries Edith Carow and they settle down in Sagamore Hill, New York.

4:41