During Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, the US imperialized the Panama Canal. This means that the US took control of the land by force of means which would eventually be turned into the Panama Canal. The people of Panama didn't have a say in the land but it happened anyway. The US got Panama to sign a treaty to accept the offer they had made proclaiming the land. After this, President Roosevelt started immediately on building the Panama Canal and this would eventually boom the US's economy because the trade market opens up.
The only problem with this is the fact that the US annexed Hawaii. So basically we are doing the exact same thing we did a couple decades ago. When the US annexed Hawaii, the country was taken over by 10 American businessman and an entrie fleet of Marines. Hawaii didn't have a say either just like how Panama didn't have a say in their land when the US was taking it over. Even though the annexation of Hawaii promoted the economy for the US too, we still didn't let Hawaii have a say in their territory and eventually this could lead to more enemies if we keep trying to take over other countries.
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