Conservatism is defined as: ?A political philosophy based on traditions and social stability stressing established institutions, and preferring gradual development to abrupt change.? On the other hand, as a radical, Theodore Roosevelt pushed for social reform. Much of Roosevelt?s action was to bring down big businesses back down so they weren?t so overpowering over the U.S. During Roosevelt?s terms on the New York Assembly, he became known as an independent Republican. …showed first 75 words of 491 total…

…showed last 75 words of 491 total…Panama Canal. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for mediated in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. He also worked to smooth things over in Asia and the Pacific. Again, he prepared the U.S. for involvement in world affairs. Without the radical progressive reform movements enacted by President Theodore Roosevelt, the United States would not have been strong enough and balanced between business and social reform to withstand the economic drains of war and drastic capitalism.