President Teddy Roosevelt followed a strong and decisive foreign policy. He did not hesitate to use military force when necessary to safeguard American interests and citizens. Roosevelt promoted the independence of Panama from Colombia in order to assure US control of a territory where the future interoceanic canal would be built; he intervened in Cuba, Dominican Republic to restore order in situation where American investments were seen as under threat.
Down the great rivers that flow into the Baltic Sea. Then the sailors would portage (carry and drag) their ships between rivers, heading for southern flowing rivers, such as the Dneiper and Don,
