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This 7-page paper focuses on the history of the Panama Canal and the influence of the U.S. government in making this project happen. Other topics for discussion include whether or not the U.S. could be considered imperialistic in its efforts to build a Canal though this country. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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creation of the Panama Canal. Most of the 19th century was marked by a focus on the spread of American democracy and the use of an imperial message to
create the push for border control. The end of the Spanish American War defined a desire to create an international presence and control areas that would support points of
entry into the United States. The Spanish American War also led to American control over some of the colonies of Latin America, defining a reason for the creation
of the Panama Canal in support of American imperial interests. Background Ostensibly, the US involvement in the Spanish American War was
motivated by a seemingly altruistic desire to free Cuba from Spanish rule, a desire that was created by the "yellow journalism" William Hearst and his newspaper.1 The anti-Communist message
led to a perceived need to "save" Cuba, which also supported an existing American imperial vision. The American ideology of reducing Communist threat, then, was considered a factor in
support of American imperialism. While the American public did have humanitarian concerns for the population of Cuba, an underlying issue behind the war
sentiment was expansionist tendencies on the part of Congress. Drew and Snow point out that at this point in history the acquisition of colonies bestowed a great deal of power
on a country in a similar manner to the way having a nuclear arsenal of weapons did in the twentieth century.2 On the other hand, the US becoming an imperial
power caused considerable domestic tension because many American opposed this development.3 After the Spanish-American War sentiment grew in the country to keep the spoils of war. The Treaty of
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