AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Colombia; to take control of oil fields
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Panama; to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Bolivia; to elminate the rebel Simon Bolivar
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Mexico; to catch “Pancho” Villa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly. If they did that, they would control power because they would control the oceans. The Canal was a geopolitical strategy to make the United States the most powerful nation on earth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The US supported the Panamanian rebellion against Columbia in order to get a favorable deal to build the Panama Canal.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the late 1890s Bunau-Varilla began lobbying American lawmakers to buy the French canal assets in Panama, and eventually convinced a number of them that Nicaragua had dangerous volcanoes, making Panama the safer choice.