"Speak softly and carry a big stick , [and] you will go far".

             These were words said by and lived by Theodore Roosevelt.Theodore Roosevelt (or TR.

             as they sometimes referred to him as ) had a very " big stick ". He used this "big stick " to make.

             America an imperialist power to the world . His "big stick " was really all the power the United.

             States of America had in its money,land,army and armed forces . No other world power would.

             want to get in a conflict with the United States . So Theodore Roosevelt did as he pleased with.

             foreign affairs . He showed the world this with the whole Panama and Cuba fiasco . Roosevelt.

             then did it again with his views toward the Monroe Doctrine. He didn"t stop there he also showed.

             his imperialistic views with the Japan and Russia conflict. Theodore Roosevelt truly was the.

             ultimate imperialist.

             Theodore Roosevelt decided it was in the United States best interest to build a canal .

             Roosevelt also saw this as a chance to help himself be more appealing to the public . With a canal.

             the United States would have an easier time defending there imperialistic gains which were Puerto.

             Rico,Hawaii,and the Philippines . The United States had a lot of trouble getting started building.

             the canal . Roosevelt signed the Haybunau-Varilla treaty which helped them gain Panama land.

             right under Columbias feet. Columbia hesitantly defied the United states because they didn"t want.

             the same fate as Puerto Rico . In 1914 the Panama canal was finally built and Roosevelt had got.

             what he wanted, a canal and basically control of Latin America.

             Roosevelt didn"t stop there with the Caribbean countries he continued to try to get.

             imperial gains south of the United States. Many Latin American countries were in debt to.

             European countries (mostly the United Kingdom and Germany). One of the Latin countries,.

             Venezuela had not paid there debtors which were Germany . So Germany sunk two of there.