Question

1. describe how the united states intervened in the affairs of colombia.

Explanation:

To answer how the US intervened in Colombia's affairs, we recall key events: the Panama Canal project. The US supported Panama's independence from Colombia (1903) to gain rights for the canal. Colombia had rejected a treaty for canal construction; the US then encouraged Panama's revolution, and after independence, the US signed a treaty with Panama for canal control. This intervention was political and strategic, driven by economic (canal for trade/naval) and geopolitical goals.

Answer:

The United States intervened in Colombia’s affairs primarily over the Panama Canal project. In 1903, when Colombia (which then controlled Panama) rejected a treaty to allow U.S. construction of the Panama Canal, the U.S. supported Panama’s independence movement. The U.S. encouraged and facilitated Panama’s revolution against Colombian rule (with U.S. naval forces preventing Colombian troops from suppressing the revolt). After Panama gained independence, the U.S. quickly signed the Hay - Bunau - Varilla Treaty with Panama, securing rights to build and control the Panama Canal Zone. This intervention was strategic (to advance U.S. naval/trade interests via the canal) and political, leveraging Panama’s desire for independence to bypass Colombian opposition to the canal deal.