It was about how America could benefit from it by setting up the Panama Canal after Colombia refused to grant them the land.
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what was america's role in the panama revolution?
abetting revolution in Panama.
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The United States provided the warships to get Panama's independence in exchange for the rights to build the Panama Canal.
The Panama featured canal related incidents of the Big Stick Diplomacy.
USS Nashville
The nation of Panama was created in 1903 because Roosevelt sent the U.S navy to support a revolution on the isthmus. This allowed Panama to become independent of Colombia and the US to get the land to build the Panama Canal.
The U.S. helped to start a revolution in Panama in order to get land for a canal.
The U.S. helped to start a revolution in Panama in order to get land for a canal.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla was the man that lit the candle for Panama's independence from Colombia.http://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/panama-canal-that-time-a-fire-department-won-a-revolution