The Roosevelt Era :: American History

Chapter 30 American on the World Stage 1899-1909Summary Foreign affairs led Roosevelt from domestic to international involvement. Page673-681Columbia blocks the Canal Foreign affairs indifferent much of Roosevelts energy and had more k without delayledge of outside cosmos than most of his predecessors. Americans from Spanish-American War wanted canal a pass through the Central American isthmus to augment the strength of the navy by increasing its mobility, have got recent American acquisitions (Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Philippines, and facilitate operations of American merchant marine. initial obstacles was legal ones. Ancient Clayton-Bulwer Treaty with British in 1850 U.SCould not touch on control over such route. 1901 with unfriendly European power and Boer War, British consented to Hay-Pauncefote Treaty it gave the U.S. right to build canal and right to fortify it as well. Locations of the canal was a controversy. Many Americans like the Nicaraguan route nevertheless the Fren ch Canal Company was not want this failing S-shaped Panama. wise Panama Canal company suddenly dropped the price of its holding. Nicaragua was objected because of its volcanic activity. carnal knowledge accepted the Panama route after Hanna persuasion. U.S. negotiation with Colombian a agreement favorable to the U.S. It lease the 6 mile for $10 zillion and annual payment of $250,000. Colombian rejected because it was its most valuable raw(a) assets and later truth was $ not enough. Eager to be elected prez and thin-skinned at the outcome. 1904 proclaimed he want the canal built and critizen the agreement rejector blocking the onward march of civilization. Uncle Sam Creates Puppet PanamaPanamanians localize for another revolt because fear prosperity would be gone it U.S. now turn to Nicaraguan route. Buanu-Varilla did not want company to lose capital + revoluntionists+fire fighters+Colombian troops. 1903 Panama revolution occurred when Colombian troops were self-collected to crush uprising but U.s. naval forces would not let them cross isthmus with justification of treaty 1846 that U.S. was obligation to maintain perfect disinterest of the isthmus against outsiders. Roosevelt quickly made Panana it outpost of u.S. Buanau-Varilla (now Panamanian minister) signed the Hya-Bunau-Varilla treaty in WA. Everthing the same 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. Completing the Canal and Appeasing ColombiaPanama made an ugly U.S.