Was Roosevelt's Support for the Panamanian Revolt and His Building

question 27

Essay

Was Roosevelt's support for the Panamanian revolt and his building of the canal essentially a product of the same imperialistic impulse at work in the Spanish-American War? Or was it simply a natural and logical step needed to build a militarily and commercially valuable waterway?

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