T. Roosevelt Administration Sept. 14, 1901 – Mar. 4, 1909 (sep 14, 1901 – mar 4, 1909)
Description:
-wanted to build the panama canal, but Columbia was charging to much money-The US encouraged Panamanian rebels to revolt who later gave the US a better deal
-Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine: troops intervened repeatedly, claiming that Latin American domestic instability constituted a threat to American security, aka the Big Stick Policy
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Date:
sep 14, 1901
mar 4, 1909
~ 7 years and 5 months