AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
AMERICAN IMPERIALISM
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So the US could dig a canal, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in Central America
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To anger Mexico, finally getting vengeance for the murder of Davy Crockett
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To open up oil embargoes on oil-producing nations with oil
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to spite Columbia and their evil ruler-Guy Lombardo.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal-a trans-isthmian canal. Throughout the 1800s, American and British leaders and businessmen wanted to ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Detailed explanation-3: -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. Other Colombian forces were discouraged from marching on Panama by the arrival of the U.S. warship Nashville.
Detailed explanation-4: -On November 6, 1903, the United States recognized the Republic of Panama, and on November 18 the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty was signed with Panama, granting America exclusive and permanent possession of the Panama Canal Zone.