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The United States denied recognition of Panama’s independence in order to gain control of the Panama Canal.
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The United States quickly recognized and supported Panama’s 1903 independence from Colombia. After Colombia rejected a treaty to let the U.S. build a canal, the U.S. backed Panamanian separatists, prevented Colombian forces from suppressing the revolt, promptly recognized the new republic, and then secured control of the Canal Zone via the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty.
The United States quickly recognized and supported Panama’s 1903 independence from Colombia. After Colombia rejected a treaty to let the U.S. build a canal, the U.S. backed Panamanian separatists, prevented Colombian forces from suppressing the revolt, promptly recognized the new republic, and then secured control of the Canal Zone via the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty.
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