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Published: 06.01.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman - Their Radical Communist Views and Goals', 1.
  • Essays 'Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman - Their Radical Communist Views and Goals', 2.
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Mother Russia
Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, both Russian immigrants, were the unmatched duo of Anarchy during the early 1900's. They both believed strongly that the government of the United States was looking out for its own good, not for the good of the people, and therefore must be extinguished. Theodore Roosevelt was a highly regarded progressive president, making reforms and trying to improve the quality of life in the country he led, and Berkman and Goldman hated him for it. Through active protesting, deception, and even attempted murder, these two anarchists have shown clear motive for the murder of Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt, Assuming the presidency of the assassinated McKinley in 1901, embarked on a rampage of government reform and conservation of the environment. …

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