AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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The main reason President Theodore Roosevelt supported a Panamanian rebellion against Colombia in 1903 was to
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increase the number of democratic nations in Latin America
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gain the right to complete a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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reduce European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere
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prevent a foreign power from seizing land in Central America
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -He firmly believed in expanding American power in the world. To do this, he wanted a strong navy. And he wanted a way for the navy to sail quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Roosevelt decided to build that waterway.
Detailed explanation-2: -The separatists wanted to negotiate the construction of the Panama Canal directly with the United States due to the negativity of the Colombian government.
Detailed explanation-3: -When President Theodore Roosevelt supported a rebellion that allowed Panama to separate from Colombia, the United States was given control of a 10-mile strip of land through the country. With this land the United States built the Panama Canal, opening in 1914.
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