Git 'er done!
Columbia.
it's Columbia
Panama
Columbia owned the area around Panama before the US helped Panama form its own country.
Columbia owned the area around Panama before the US helped Panama form its own country.
panama became independent from Columbia
so they could build the canal
Control over the canal zone
Control over the canal zone
The Colombian government had been blocking U.S. plans to build a canal in Panama. So Teddy Roosevelt supported Panamanian rebels to get what he wanted.
The French gave up their attempt.We started a civil war in Columbia that caused Columbia to lose the territory of Panama.
The relationship between the US and Colombia worsened when Colombia refused to ratify the Hay-Herrán Treaty to build the Panama Canal. In response, the US supported Panama's efforts for independence from Colombia in 1903, leading to the signing of the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty granting the US control of the Panama Canal Zone.