HISTORY
IMPERIALISM ASIA
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Panama gave the US the Statue of Liberty
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Panama created a national holiday to honor the US
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Panama refused to join Simon Bolivar’s war against the US
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The US was allowed to build the Panama Canal
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Detailed explanation-1: -The United States acquired the rights to build and operate the Panama Canal during the first years of the 20th century. The Hay-Herrán Treaty, negotiated with the nation of Colombia in 1903, allowed the United States rights to the land surrounding the planned canal.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. Also, the economic impact was massive.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Panama Canal’s greatest benefit was its effect on transportation between the east and west coasts of the U.S. The main benefit for Panama of canal construction was the introduction of new healthcare technologies.