Iwould appreciate it! okay, pls do not write an essay. i just want the answer to the question, and i want to find out what website/page i can go to, so i can learn more about it. that would be great. thx a famous quote by president theodore roosevelt was an old african proverb: “speak softly and carry a big stick.” roosevelt felt that the “big stick” was action. in an essay of approximately 500 words, explain how the imperialistic attitude of the united states fit the meaning of the proverb. be sure to cite specific examples.

1. international: struggle for hegemony and empire outstrips the fiscal resources of the state

2. political conflict: conflict between the monarchy and the nobility over the “reform” of the tax system led to paralysis and bankruptcy.

3. the enlightenment: impulse for reform intensifies political conflicts; reinforces traditional aristocratic constitutionalism, one variant of which was laid out in montequieu’s spirit of the laws; introduces new notions of good government, the most radical being popular sovereignty, as in rousseau’s social contract [1762]; the attack on the regime and privileged class by the literary underground of “grub street; ” the broadening influence of public opinion.

4. social antagonisms between two rising groups: the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie

5. ineffective ruler: louis xvi

6. economic hardship, especially the agrarian crisis of 1788-89 generates popular discontent and disorders caused by food shortages.

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