Roosevelt had many achievements during his tenure as president from 1901 to 1909. In 1905, he negotiated a peace treaty between Russia and Japan known as the Portsmouth treaty.
Preserving natural areas in the United States was major debate at the turn of the century. Theodore Roosevelt was the major leader in preserving wilderness and was essential in creating the natural parks. While other politicians wanted to cut down trees to build cities and factories, naturalists wanted to save the natural beauty of the United States.