Because of his strong personality Roosevelt was elected for two more terms. ... Unlike other Presidents felt that he should do anything as long as it helped the people, unless it was strictly forbidden by the Constitution. ... In 1903, when negotiations with Colombia for a canal zone lease broke down, Roosevelt quietly supported a revolution in that country. The US recognized it independence and Panama rapidly agreed to American terms on a canal zone lease, and the US Army Corps of Engineers began digging the following year. Then when Japan went to war with Russia over control of Manchuria...

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