MT3: The USA as a World PowerLevel 3

Learning Target #2:What role did the USA play in the Panama Revolution and in the

building of the Panama Canal?

TradeTrade was important to the

United states Trade = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

The USA saw trade as vital to its survival Trade with-in the USA, Europe

and AsiaTrade 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

Questions1. Why was trade so important to the USA? 2. What was the issue with ocean trade

between the east and west coast?

To build or not to buildEveryone 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

Questions3. Why did the USA not build a canal prior to 1901?4. What changed to allow the USA to build a canal after 1901?

The Panama CanalA 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

ColumbiaSecretary Hay offered

Columbia 10 million and $250,000 a year Columbia REFUSED

Questions5. What stopped the French company from building a canal in panama?6. Why did the USA offer Columbia 10 million?

Panama RevolutionPanama did not want to be

controlled by Columbia and they wanted the USA to build the canalPanama revolted against

ColumbiaPresident 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.

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?

Effects of the Panama CanalLinked both the Pacific and

Atlantic oceansShortened the Shipping

timeThings were cheaper to

shipAllowed 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

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?