Which U.S. Presidents did Elihu Root serve under as Secretary of War?
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland and William McKinley
Answer
Elihu Root served as Secretary of War under William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. He was a Republican, and a supporter of expansionism and imperialism. He was instrumental in the Spanish-American War, and in the acquisition of the Philippines and other territories. He also helped to negotiate the end of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.
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