Exploring U.S. Territorial Expansion: The Spanish-American War and Panama Canal

3.02 U.S. Territorial Expansion In the lesson, you read about the global changes taking place during the late 1800s and early 1900s. You also learned about how the Spanish-American War and the construction of the Panama Canal helped make the United States a world power. Both events played pivotal roles in how the U.S. developed and grew after that point