The picture to the right shows the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal starting being built in 1904 and finished being built in 1914. The canal increased trade for the United States by allowing ships to cut through central America instead of going all the way around the south tip of South America. The Panama Canal began being built under Roosevelt and it was a very smart investment because of the economic
This political cartoon of Teddy Roosevelt shows that he is carrying a big stick and that he is sitting on top of the world with control over it. This shows that his "big stick diplomacy" will give him the power to be the most powerful leader in the world and that's exactly what it did. Using his "big stick diplomacy" he made America the most powerful nation in the world.