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THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE The Nobel Peace Prize is an award awarded to individuals and organizations who have done their most or the best to promote peace on Earth. It was created in November 27th, 1895 when Alfred Nobel wrote in his last will and testament that most of his fortune would go to a series of prizes, which the Nobel Peace Prize was part of. Winners are selected by nomination to the Nobel Committee. The committee assesses the candidate’s work and then through a majority vote selects the winner. The first Nobel Peace was awarded in 1901 (Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize Laureates).The person I chose to do my report on was U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, who won the prize in 1906 (All Nobel Peace Prizes). Theodore Roosevelt was born in the United States in 1858. He became governor of New York in 1898. He is notable for his charge at the battle of San Juan during th Spanish-American War. He became president of the United States in 1901 after the assassination of President McKinley. The reason he was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1906 was because he mediated the peace treaty between Russia and Japan in 1905, which led to the end of the Russo-Japanese War the same year. He also won the peace prize because of him reaching an agreement with Japan on Japanese immigration. Theodore Roosevelt died in 1919 at the age of 61 (Theodore Roosevelt). I believe that Theodore Roosevelt should be an example to other people because he managed to end a war between two nations, which theUnited Statesdid not have any involvement in other than mediating treaty. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt launched the United States into a bigger standing in world politics with projects like the Panama Canal and the keeping of U.S.overseas possessions. He also was a conservationist, reserving large amounts of land for national parks (whitehouse.gov). He is an example not only to United States citizens, but to everyone in the free world.

Works Cited "All Nobel Peace Prizes." //Nobelprize.org//. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. . "Nomination and Selection of Peace Prize Laureates." //Nobelprize.org//. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. . "Theodore Roosevelt." //The White House//. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. .