In 1870, the French tried to build a canal in Panama. This sparked US interests in the area. Theodore Roosevelt wanted Panama, and offered to buy it from the Colombians. When Panama started a revolution, Theodore Roosevelt made allies with the Panamanians and took the area from Columbia. Columbia was powerless against Panama and the US recognized Panama as independent. Theodore Roosevelt then made plans to drill a canal in Panama.
The Hay-Burnau-Varilla Treaty awarded the US with a ten strip area of land to the US. Roosevelt took control of the area where the French started on the canal and worked on it. The course was selected in 1905 by John Stevens. The canal work was then split into three work areas, Atlantic, Pacific, and Central. The terrain was very rugged and the canal was hard to excavate. IN 1907, Theodore Roosevelt visited the canal construction. Finally, in 1914, the canal was completed.
The Panama Canal was an example of Theodore Roosevelt's affairs in foreign policy. Roosevelt took over the Colombian area of Panama and forced Columbia to recognize Panama as independent. Then Roosevelt took a ten mile area of land from Panama and used it for the United States' interests. Roosevelt build a canal that linked the two oceans, and he took the canal area as a United States territory.
The Hay-Burnau-Varilla Treaty awarded the US with a ten strip area of land to the US. Roosevelt took control of the area where the French started on the canal and worked on it. The course was selected in 1905 by John Stevens. The canal work was then split into three work areas, Atlantic, Pacific, and Central. The terrain was very rugged and the canal was hard to excavate. IN 1907, Theodore Roosevelt visited the canal construction. Finally, in 1914, the canal was completed.
The Panama Canal was an example of Theodore Roosevelt's affairs in foreign policy. Roosevelt took over the Colombian area of Panama and forced Columbia to recognize Panama as independent. Then Roosevelt took a ten mile area of land from Panama and used it for the United States' interests. Roosevelt build a canal that linked the two oceans, and he took the canal area as a United States territory.