Theodore Roosevelt
/ˌθiːədɔː ˈrəʊzəvelt/
/ˌθiːədɔːr ˈrəʊzəvelt/
- (1858-1919) the 26th US President (1901-9) and a member of the Republican Party. His popular name was Teddy. He led the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War. He became Vice-President in 1900 and replaced William McKinley as President when McKinley was murdered a year later. As President, Roosevelt introduced his Square Deal programme, began to build the Panama Canal, created the Great White Fleet, and used the big stick military policy. He won the 1906 Nobel Prize for peace after helping to end the Russo-Japanese War.
西奥多·罗斯福（Theodore Roosevelt）（1858-1919）第26任美国总统（1901-9）和共和党成员。他的俗名是泰迪。在西班牙裔美国人战争中，他领导了《艰难骑兵》。1900年，他成为副总统，并在一年后的麦金莱被谋杀时接替威廉·麦金莱担任总裁。作为总统，罗斯福介绍了他的“方形交易”计划，开始建造巴拿马运河，创建了伟大的白色舰队，并使用了大棒军事政策。在帮助结束日俄战争之后，他获得了1906年诺贝尔和平奖。