Question

20 POINTS Why did Roosevelt choose Portsmouth NH as the scene to settle the Treaty of the Russo-Japanese War?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Russia and Japan were fighting over Korea, Manchuria, etc. Began in 1904, but neither side could gain a clear advantage and win. Both sent reps to Portsmouth, NH where T.Roosevelt mediated Treaty of New Hampshire in 1905. TR won the Nobel peace prize for his efforts, the 1st pres. to do so.