HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Cuba
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Columbia
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Croatia
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Cambodia
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Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. first sought to construct a canal through Nicaragua instead. French engineer and financier Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla played a key role in changing American attitudes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The area that became Panama was part of Colombia until the Panamanians revolted, with U.S. support, in 1903. In 1904, the United States and Panama signed a treaty that allowed the United States to build and operate a canal that traversed Panama.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.