President Roosevelt did not want Europe in Mexico because he feared Europe would move into America. ... His change was called the Roosevelt Corollary and allowed America to intervene with Latin America problems. In Theodore Roosevelt's Annual Message to Congress, he said the Roosevelt Corollary was to help spread democracy and keep neighboring nations efficient. ... During this time period, Roosevelt wanted to build a canal through Panama. ... The Panamanian Revolt also helped Roosevelt keep a market. ...

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In anticipation of a war, on February 25, 1898, Theodore Roosevelt, assistant navy secretary, ordered Commander George Dewey to descend upon the Spanish Philippines, which he flawlessly and magnificently accomplished on May 1, 1898. ... The invasion of Cuba, the central affair of the war, did not develop until mid-June in Tampa, when 17,000 troops, including and particularly Theodore Roosevelt's "Rough Riders", arrived at the Florida city. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate