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  !!""##%%%&!!""##%%%&   +,-.+(+/   280 024015555341028079468401994072887 A New Foreign Policy. Concession. A concession is a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose.. Americans needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A French company had bought a 25-year concession from Colombia to build a canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.. IMPERIALISM DEFINED…. Imperialism is the policy by which one country takes control of another either directly or through economic or political dominance.. THE UNITED STATES AS A WORLD POWER: Asia and the Pacific. What is the purpose of the Panama Canal and why is it important to international trade?. 2. . The Panama Canal. The World’s Most Important Shortcut. 3. . Where is Panama?. 4. . What is an isthmus?. 18.4. Objectives. Examine what happened to Puerto Rico and Cuba after the Spanish American War.. Analyze the effects of Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy.. Compare Wilson’s “moral diplomacy” with the foreign policies of his predecessors.. A New Foreign Policy. Concession. A concession is a grant for a piece of land in exchange for a promise to use the land for a specific purpose.. Americans needed a shorter route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. A French company had bought a 25-year concession from Colombia to build a canal across Panama Defeated by yellow fever and mismanagement, the company abandoned the project and offered its remaining rights to the United States for $100 million.. APUSH DAY 63 . Feb. 12, 1014. Roosevelt wanted to build a canal in Panama to link the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. French company had acquired the rights to build the canal. In 1902, the U.S. bought the rights from the French Company. The French began construction on January 1, 1880 under Ferdinand de Lesseps. . The construction commenced under haste and without full knowledge of the geographic region.. During excavation, the steep angles made rainfall produce landslides which caused ground to be put back which was nearly as equivalent to the amount removed.. Some Ideas. What factors encouraged the United States to become a world power?. Why was Expansionism such a powerful force from 1890-1900 . in America?. Were the same principles of American diplomacy applied to both the Caribbean and Asia?. 2. . The Panama Canal. The World’s Most Important Shortcut. 3. . Where is Panama?. 4. . What is an isthmus?. Panama is an isthmus. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land which has water on each side and connects two larger bodies of land. . By . Luciano. . D’Orazio. CS 150 Charles James Fox School. Bronx, NY. New York State Learning Standards. Standard 1: History of the United States and New York. students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of major ideas, eras, themes, developments, and turning points in the history of the United States and New York.. Who originally started building the canal?. Why did they fail? 2 reasons.. Panama Canal. The building of the Panama Canal took 34 years from the initial effort in 1880 to actually opening the canal in 1914. The building of the canal is considered one of the greatest engineering feats in history.. From 1890 to 1914, the United States expanded its role. . in. . world. . affairs. . and. . gained. . new. . overseas. . colonies . Class Activity: . Was this a radical shift from previous U.S. foreign policy?.