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1 MT3: The USA as a World Power
Level 3 Learning Target #2:What role did the USA play in the Panama Revolution and in the building of the Panama Canal?

2 Trade Trade was important to the United states
The USA saw trade as vital to its survival Trade with-in the USA, Europe and Asia Trade was no easy between the eastern USA and west USA, nor was it fast to trade from California to Europe A canal would make trade easier Connect the oceans Trade routes would be shorter =shipping times cut

3 Questions Why was trade so important to the USA?
What was the issue with ocean trade between the east and west coast?

4 To build or not to build Everyone knew that a canal would save time and money The 1850’s England and the USA had signed a treaty agreeing to not build a canal without the other BUTTTTTTTTT in 1901 the USA negotiated a new treaty (Hay-Pauncefote Treaty) This gave the USA all rights to building and controlling a canal

5 Questions 3. Why did the USA not build a canal prior to 1901? 4. What changed to allow the USA to build a canal after 1901?

6 The Panama Canal A French company had started to build a canal in Panama in 1881 but stopped in 1889 (due to diseases) The French company agreed to sell all its rights to the canal to the USA PROBLEM!!!!!! Panama belonged to Columbia Secretary Hay offered Columbia 10 million and $250,000 a year Columbia REFUSED

7 Questions 5. What stopped the French company from building a canal in panama? 6. Why did the USA offer Columbia 10 million?

8 Panama Revolution Panama did not want to be controlled by Columbia and they wanted the USA to build the canal Panama revolted against Columbia President Roosevelt (USA) sent military ships to Panama as support for Panamas Independence The USA recognized Panama’s independence and singed a treaty with them allowing the USA to build the canal.

9 Question: 7. How did the USA support Panamas revolution/independence movement? 8. President Roosevelt is the man in the picture, what do you think the cartoon is saying?

10 Effects of the Panama Canal
Linked both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans Shortened the Shipping time Things were cheaper to ship Allowed the USA faster access to all its territories (Hawaii and Philippines) Easier to protect Many people died from diseases building the canal USA secures its place as a world POWER

11 Questions: 9. What were the effects of the USA building a man made canal through Panama? 10. Why do you think the USA was seen as a world power after it built the panama canal?

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