The Roosevelt Era :: American History

Chapter 30 American on the World item 1899-1909Summary Foreign affairs led Roosevelt from domestic to international involvement. varlet673-681Columbia blocks the supply Foreign affairs absorbed much of Roosevelts energy and had more knowledge of outside world than most of his predecessors. Americans from Spanish-American fight wanted canal across the Central American isthmus to annex the strength of the navy by increasing its mobility, defend recent American acquisitions (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Philippines, and facilitate operations of American merchant marine. Initial obstacles was legal ones. old-fashioned Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with British in 1850 U.SCould not secure control everywhere such route. 1901 with unfriendly European power and Boer War, British consented to Hay-Pauncefote Treaty it gave the U.S. pay off to build canal and right to fortify it as well. Locations of the canal was a controversy. Many Americans like the Nicaraguan route but the French duct Company w as not want this failing S-shaped leghorn. New Panama Canal company suddenly dropped the price of its holding. Nicaragua was objected because of its volcanic activity. Congress accepted the Panama route after Hanna persuasion. U.S. negotiation with Colombian a treaty roaring to the U.S. It lease the 6 mile for $10 million and annual allowance of $250,000. Colombian rejected because it was its most valuable natural assets and later verity was $ not enough. Eager to be elected prez and mad at the outcome. 1904 announced he want the canal built and critizen the treaty rejector blocking the forrad march of civilization. Uncle Sam Creates Puppet PanamaPanamanians ready for another ascension because fear prosperity would be gone it U.S. now turn to Nicaraguan route. Buanu-Varilla did not want company to lose gold + revoluntionists+fire fighters+Colombian troops. 1903 Panama revolution occurred when Colombian troops were gathered to crush ascension but U.s. naval forces would not le t them cross isthmus with plea of treaty 1846 that U.S. was obligation to maintain perfect neutrality of the isthmus against outsiders. Roosevelt readily made Panana it outpost of u.S. Buanau-Varilla (now Panamanian minister) signed the Hya-Bunau-Varilla treaty in WA. Everthing the same(p) but canal space widen and French company pocketed money from U.S. treasury. U.S. suffered from Roosevelt because European imperialists scorn at Americas uperior moral pretensions. complete the Canal and Appeasing ColombiaPanama made an ugly U.S.