Objective: To examine the construction of the Panama Canal.

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Objective: To examine the construction of the Panama Canal.

Animation: How the Panama Canal Works Panama Canal Timelapse

France, led by engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, began construction on the canal in 1881.Ferdinand de Lesseps About $287,000,000 had been spent and 20,000 men had died, mostly of yellow fever and malaria, before the French gave up. Panama Canal Ferdinand de Lesseps

President Theodore Roosevelt stated in a speech about the Panama Canal, "No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is as of such consequence to the American people."President Theodore Roosevelt

Colombia, 1822

Therefore, the U.S. encouraged the Panamanian people to revolt against Colombia.revolt against Colombia Colombia refused to grant the U.S. permission to complete the canal project.

On November 3, 1903, Panama declared their independence from Colombia and allowed the U.S. to build the canal.

U.S. workers first sprayed tons of insecticide across Panama in order to destroy the mosquito eggs in an attempt to limit cases of malaria and yellow fever.

1905 fumigation car eradicating the mosquitoes - Panama City

Using mainly black workers from the West Indies, the U.S. finished the canal in Arrival of SS. Ancon with 1500 laborers from Barbados at the Cristobal Port in Colon, Panama

The Panama Canal – Live Cameras Theodore Roosevelt at the construction site of the Panama Canal.

Objective: To examine the U.S. domination over Latin America. Do Now: 1) Which area on the map was possessed by the U.S.? 2) The U.S. military intervened in which Latin American nations? Puerto Rico Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama

Monroe Doctrine

Constable of the World

* The U.S. used the Roosevelt Corollary frequently, angering Latin American countries. Policing Latin America Roosevelt CorollaryRoosevelt Corollary: claimed the right of the U.S. to intervene in Latin America to preserve law and order extension of the Monroe Doctrine established by Pres. Theodore Roosevelt in 1904

The Big Stick and the Caribbean Sea

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