american history

[12Aposttles]

In an adress to congress, President Theodore Roosevelt quoted a west African prover that said, "Speak softly and carry a big stick, you will go far." Assess the validity of this statement regarding the foreign policy of President Theodore Roosevelt.

[jno]

how many words would you like me to write?

[dot.hawkes]

I can type and do spell checking, you will need someone for the bibliography tho

[dot.hawkes]

have you read up on his campaign in Cuba?

[pastafreak]

We get 60% of the mark..you get 40%
sounds fair.....
but of course-you would get 40% WITHOUT our help!

[jno]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_roosevel t#Foreign_policy

[kempie]

Here is a photo of the "Big Stick"...

http://i43.tinypic.com/2193m74.jpg

[dot.hawkes]

It;'s a bit like the motto, ;'If you can't fight wear a big hat' isn't it?

[fredpuli47]

I thought it was " Speak softly and carry a beagle" Seriously, some bemused foreign student asked this on the BBC's World Service. The helpful teachers replied that that had come from 'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz and was a reference to Snoopy, the beagle. They then went on to say that it was a joke, a play on 'carry a bugle'!