What was the important military reason for building a canal across the isthmus of panama

He wanted a shorter route for naval ships needing to pass between the two oceans. Failed negotiations with Colombia, which then had Panama in its territory, led to the U.S. providing funds and a naval blockade in support of Panama's revolution

Explanation:

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Explanation:

1. rising social problems caused by rapid growth in cities

2. Lincoln Steffens

3. Robert La Follette

4. Debs had endured and shared the harsh working conditions of laborers.

5. Multiple officials are elected to run various city departments.

6. lecturing on women's suffrage

7. to advocate for laws restricting alcohol

8. Ida B. Wells

9. Roosevelt was nominated vice president to William McKinley.

10. It established national parks.

11. The Supreme Court actively regulated trusts and monopolies.

12. It proposed moderate progressive reforms.

13. The race between Roosevelt and Wilson kept progressive reform in the spotlight.

14. the desire to strengthen alliances with other countries

15. anti-imperialists: empire building goes against democracy | competition for foreign goods

Expansionists: access to international markets | network of naval bases around the world

16. Japan

17. It pushed American business interests out of Manchuria.

18. to allow the U.S. Navy to move quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific

19. The U.S. should spread democracy throughout Latin America. | The U.S. should police Latin America and had the right to do so.

20. He tried to extend the Open Door policy deeper into Manchuria.

21. Theodore Roosevelt - negotiated peace between Japan and Russia

William Howard Taft - repaid Latin American debts owed to Europe

Woodrow Wilson - recognized Japanese interests in Manchuria

22. It demonstrates William McKinley’s support for imperialism.

23. President McKinley and his expansionist policies

24. the annexation of the Philippines

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