Why did Theodore Roosevelt like war?

TR had certain strong ideas that colored his colorful life. He seemed to believe that war was a part of life -a part of the rise and fall of nations. When met with pacifists who protested U.S. read more

But the question is intrinsically flawed in that it accepts the premise of authors such as Evan Thomas (The War Lovers). TR did NOT really love war. He had experienced it too well to do so. He won a Nobel peace prize for helping to mediate the end of the Russo-Japanese war at Portsmouth. read more

The rising young Republican politician Theodore Roosevelt unexpectedly became the 26th president of the United States in September 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley. Young and physically robust, he brought a new energy to the White House, and won a second term on his own merits in 1904. read more

Among Theodore Roosevelt's many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a "Rough Rider" during the Spanish-American War. America had become interested in Cuba's liberation in the 1890s as publications portrayed the evil of Spanish Rule. read more