When the dictator of Nicaragua began negotiating with Europe to build a second canal the United States

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The United States sent the Marines to overthrow the regime because they saw the negotiations as a threat to the control they held over the Panama Canal. The U.S. wanted to maintain their dominant position in the region and saw the construction of a second canal as a direct challenge to their power. The intervention of the Marines in Nicaragua is an example of U.S. imperialism in the early 20th century.

When the Dictator of Nicaragua Began Negotiating with Europe to Build