War and Military Affairs

 War&MilitaryAffairs

Theodore Roosevelt maintained a strong commitment to military preparedness throughout his career. He was involved in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and watched all four of his sons serve in World War I. Learn more about the wars during Roosevelt’s lifetime, the U.S. armed forces, and the military leaders among his friends and in his presidential administration.

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Great White Fleet

The Great White Fleet, consisting of 14,000 sailors, sailed around the world for fourteen months starting on December 16, 1907, and concluding on February 22, 1909.

Moro Rebellion

The Moro Rebellion (1901-1913) occurred after the conclusion of the Philippine-American War and involved sporadic confrontations between the Muslim Filipinos living in the southern part of the Philippines and the American soldiers there to oversee the transition from Spanish rule to U.S. oversight.

Spanish-American War

New York Millionaires, members of Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, 1898. From the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division.

The Spanish-American War (1898) began on April 25, 1898, when the United States declared war against Spain on behalf of Spain’s colony, Cuba.  Cubans had been agitating for freedom from Spanish rule for several decades.