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Imperialism in Latin America
The Panama Canal
• A ____________________company fails to build a canal across the
Isthmus of Panama.
• This portion of land belonged to _______________________at the time
• In 1903, the U.S. buys the French property and equipment, but
Colombia refuses to let them build.
• President _________________________________ sends warships to support
an uprising against Colombia.
• Panama declares independence
• _____________________________________________– a treaty granting the U.S.
a strip of land to build the canal, directly ruled by U.S.
Modern Wonder
• Built between 1904 and 1914.
• A marvel of modern engineering
• Major medical advances invented to control the effects of
__________________________ and ________________________ upon canal
workers
• Shortened the voyage from San Francisco to New York by
_____________________ miles
Monroe Doctrine
• 1823 proclamation
• The U.S. declared off limits to _______________________
_____________________________except for colonies that already existed
• Europeans saw this as an idle threat until Spanish-American War
Roosevelt Corollary
• Many Latin American nations deep in debt to Europe
• In 1904, the European creditors threatened military action
against the Dominican Republic to collect their debt
• President Roosevelt announced
___________________________________________ which was added to the
Monroe Doctrine
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• Roosevelt Corollary – The U.S. vowed to use military force out of
the Americas
More outcomes of U.S. involvement
• The U.S. sent troops to several Latin American countries to restore
civil order in the early 1900’s.
• U.S. forces entered: Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and
Cuba
• U.S. takes control of finances of these countries to stop financial
chaos
• The U.S. use the Roosevelt Corollary to increase influence in Latin
America