Panama Canal Webquest Step 1 Video Background Panama

Panama Canal Webquest

Step 1: Video Background. Panama Canal There are two videos that you will watch first. They are both on Moodle. 1. ) Panama Canal Construction— watch first! 2. ) Teddy Roosevelt and the Panama Canal

Step 2: Vocabulary and Baseline Info… Use the following power point slides to answer some questions about America’s foreign policies in regards to Latin America at this time.

Monroe Doctrine 1823 Roosevelt Corollary • Europe had to stay out of affairs • Corollary: An additional of Latin America statement that follows logically from the first one : 2 STEP • Latin America owed large amounts of $ to Europe Define… • Claimed that the U. S. could use s n o i t • Roosevelt was afraid that whatever means possible to Ques Europe might intervene once protect its economic interests & 2 & 1 these countries defaulted on security abroad. their loans The Monroe Doctrine led to the Roosevelt Corollary

US Increases It’s Power STEP 2: … d e u n i t n co Roosevelt Corollary 1823 Monroe Doctrine Panama Canal

THE ROOSEVELT COROLLARY STEP 2, QUESTION 3: What does this quote suggest about how the US will begin to exercise it’s power? Explain its meaning. “SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A BIG STICK; YOU WILL GO FAR. ” Issued by Theodore Roosevelt Claimed that the U. S. could use whatever means possible to protect its economic interests & security abroad.

Enacting the Corollary… • Columbia (which owned Panama) would not sell land • Roosevelt enacted Corollary to take the land the U. S. wanted. Naval ships were “parked” on Columbia’s shores…. why would we do this? • Supported Panamanian Revolution

Enacting Corollary • Lead to the construction of the Panama canal

Step 3: Political Cartoon Analysis View the two political cartoons and answer the questions that go along with each!

Cartoon “A” 1. Who is the man in the police uniform? 2. What is the U. S. ’s opinion about other people living in “The Americas”? 3. What does this picture suggest about the U. S. ’s political role in the Western Hemisphere after implementation of the Roosevelt Corollary?

CARTOON “B” 4. How is Panama portrayed in the cartoon? 5. Explain whether the cartoonist appears to support or oppose the "Roosevelt Corollary".

Step 4: GEOGRAPHY Use the information on the following slides to help you understand about the geographical considerations surrounding the Canal.

Exposed Weaknesses • • The Spanish-American War exposed geographic weakness Took 2 Months to travel around S. America Long route caused Difficulties trading Military movement was delayed • What would be the Solution to this problem?