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| List the reasons the United States wanted to build a canal across Panama. | *Ships could shorten the journey fro New York to San Francisco by nearly 8,000 miles, reducing the cost of shipped goods. *In war, the Navy could quickly move ships between the Pacific and Atlantic. |
| What did Roosevelt do when Columbia refused to sell the Isthmus of Panama? | Roosevelt showed USA support for a rebellion by Panamanians against Columbia by putting a USA navy ship in the harbor. When a rebellion broke out, and Panama declared itself independent, the USA recognized the country, and offered it the same deal it had offered Columbia, and Panama accepted. |
| Define: Big Dig. | Under the supervision of the army, workers, mostly black people from the Indies, blasted through mountains and carved out the world's biggest artificial lake at that time. In all, they removed more than 200 million cubits of earth. Gigantic locks were then built to raise and lower ships in the canal. In 1914, the first ship passed through the canal. |
| What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823? | The Monroe Doctrine is an American doctrine which, on December 2, 1823, stated that European powers were no longer allowed to colonize in the Americas, or interfere with the affairs of the newly independent states of America. The United States would not interfere with existing colonies or their dependencies in the Western Hemisphere. However, any attempt by a European nation to oppress or control any nation in the western hemisphere would be seen as an act of aggression and the United States would intervene. |
| Define: Corollary. How did Roosevelt's Corollary add "teeth" to the Monroe Doctrine? | An addition to the Monroe Doctrine. Roosevelt's Corollary really took control of South America, even saying that European nations couldn't collect debts, that the USA would do that. It put the USA smack-dab in the midst of controlling South America. |
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