FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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New colonies had been acquired in Africa
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Spanish opposition to the canal had ended
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The United States Navy could then move more quickly between oceans
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United States railroads could not transport enough manufactured goods
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Detailed explanation-1: -Need for a Canal : Spanish-American War demonstrated that the U.S. needed easier access by water between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. We needed to be able to send ships back and forth quickly between the two oceans instead of having 2 separate Naval Fleets.
Detailed explanation-2: -The war made certain that a U.S.-built canal would cut through the Isthmus of Panama. The Panama Canal, linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, was completed in 1914.
Detailed explanation-3: -The United States’ interest in a canal in Panama began long before the Spanish-American War, but that two-ocean war brought to the fore the need for a more efficient way to move naval assets and military forces from one coast or ocean to the other.
Detailed explanation-4: -In his new role, Bunau-Varilla negotiated the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903, which provided the United States with a 10-mile wide strip of land for the canal, a one-time $10 million payment to Panama, and an annual annuity of $250, 000. The United States also agreed to guarantee the independence of Panama.