AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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Question
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What did America do to be able to build the Panama Canal
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Helped Panama start a revolt
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America forced Panama to build it
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The Canal doesn’t exist
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1903, the United States negotiated a treaty with Colombia that granted the United States the right to construct and operate a canal for 100 years within a zone six-miles wide across Panama.
Detailed explanation-2: -To aid the rebels, the U.S.-administered railroad in Panama removed its trains from the northern terminus of Colón, thus stranding Colombian troops sent to crush the insurrection.
Detailed explanation-3: -The primary purpose of the invasion was to depose the de facto Panamanian leader, General Manuel Noriega. He was wanted by the United States for racketeering and drug trafficking.
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