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In terms of foreign policy, the President championed the First Hague Conference using it as a platform to improve relations with likeminded countries. Additionally, the President cited the Monroe Doctrine for guiding policy in the Latin and South American regions. The President notably said: [2]
The French Union (French: Union française) was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial empire system, colloquially known as the "French Empire" (Empire français). It was de jure the end of the "indigenous" status of French subjects in colonial areas. It was dissolved in 1958, after the ...
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
1904 commentary on Roosevelt's "big stick" policy in the Caribbean. Roosevelt placed an emphasis on expanding and reforming the United States military. [147] The United States Army, with 39,000 men in 1890, was the smallest and least powerful army of any major power in the late 19th century. By contrast, France's army consisted of 542,000 ...
This French union is the oldest confederation still in existence. April 1895 (United States) American Industrial Union established by former American Railway Union Vice President George W. Howard. The union proves to be short-lived, disappearing in the second half of 1896. [24] June 1895 (United States)
French colony, 1902–1904. Upper Senegal and Niger part of French West Africa (complete list) – French colony, 1904–1921. French Senegal part of French West Africa (complete list) – French colony, 1848–1960 For details see France under western Europe. French West Africa (complete list) – Federation of colonies, 1895–1958
Debs was a founding member of the Social Democracy of America (1897), the Social Democratic Party of America (1898) and the Socialist Party of America (1901). Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times: 1900 (earning 0.6 percent of the popular vote), 1904 (3.0 percent), 1908 (2.8 percent), 1912 (6.0 percent ...
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 8, 1904. Incumbent Republican president Theodore Roosevelt defeated the conservative Democratic nominee, Alton B. Parker. Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right.