Theodore Roosevelt, the Panama Canal, and the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
Theodore Roosevelt once declared that "by far the most important action I took in foreign affairs during the time I was president related to the Panama Canal" (Sánchez P., 2007: 50). President Roosevelt had accomplished in 1903-1904 a treaty with the new nation of Panama that gave the Uni...
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| Samenvatting: | Theodore Roosevelt once declared that "by far the most important action I took in foreign affairs during the time I was president related to the Panama Canal" (Sánchez P., 2007: 50). President Roosevelt had accomplished in 1903-1904 a treaty with the new nation of Panama that gave the United States the right to build and fortify a canal that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The Panama Canal opened in 1914. Over 1,000 merchant ships passed through the Canal during its first year of ... |
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