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Date of recognition 1 United States: 6 November 1903 [29] 2 France: 14 November 1903 [30] 3 Qing Empire: 26 November 1903 [30] 4 Austria–Hungary: 27 November 1903 [30] 5 Germany: 30 November 1903 [30] 6 Denmark: 3 December 1903 [30] 7 Russia: 6 December 1903 [30] 8 Norway: 7 December 1903 [30] 9 Sweden: 7 December 1903 [30] 10 Belgium: 8 ...
The events of January 9 were considered to be a significant factor in the U.S. decision to negotiate the 1977 Torrijos–Carter Treaties, which finally abolished the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty and allowed the gradual transfer of control of the Canal Zone to Panama and the handover of full control of the Panama Canal on December 31, 1999.
The United States consul general reported that three-quarters of the Panamanians wanted independence from Colombia and would revolt if they could get arms and be sure of freedom from United States intervention. Panama was drawn into Colombia's Thousand Days' War (1899–1902) by rebellious radical Liberals who had taken refuge in Nicaragua ...
In 1903, Panama seceded from the Republic of Colombia, backed by the US government, [b] during the Thousand Days' War. The Hay–Pauncefote Treaty allowed the US to construct and control the Panama Canal. In 1903, the United States established sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone. [citation needed]
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The 1823 Monroe Doctrine, opposed additional European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere.It held that any intervention in the political affairs of the Americas by foreign powers was a potentially hostile act against the U.S. [2] It also began Washington's policy of isolationism, stating it was necessary for the United States to refrain from entering into European affairs.
February 23 – Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity". March 2 – In New York City, the Martha Washington Hotel, the first hotel exclusively for women, opens. March 14 – The Hay–Herrán Treaty, granting the United States the right to build the Panama Canal, is ratified by the United States Senate. The Colombian ...
Map of Panama, with Panama Canal 1903 political cartoon: "Go Away, Little Man, and Don't Bother Me". The Hay–Herrán Treaty was a treaty signed on January 22, 1903, between United States Secretary of State John M. Hay of the United States and Tomás Herrán of Colombia.