Elihu Root received a significant international accolade. What was it?
He was knighted by the Queen
He won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize
He received the Pulitzer Prize for Literature
He was awarded the Medal of Honor
Answer
Elihu Root won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize for his work as Secretary of State under President Theodore Roosevelt. He was instrumental in negotiating a number of important treaties, including the Treaty of Portsmouth, which ended the Russo-Japanese War. He also helped to establish the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
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