 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - United States yakabuda muHondo yeSpain neAmerica 1898 sesimba reumambo rine zvinhu munyika yose, uye raifarira zvikuru nzira dzaienda kunzvimbo yakazova Panama Canal muna 1914. Panguva imwe cheteyo, Umambo hweBritain hwakanga huchiwedzera kumanikidzwa nokukura kweupfumi hweGermany nehondo yehondo, uye hwakanga huchideredza zvinetso zvingangoitika kumativi ahwo kuti hudzikise ngwariro parutyisidziro rwunokura rwaiva kuNorth Sea. Sechikamu chemaitiro ekudzora kweumambo, Britain yakagadzirisa gakava remuganhu pakati peCanada neAlaska, yakabvisa zvayakanga ichipikisa mugero unodzorwa neAmerica muChibvumirano cheHay Pauncefote cha1901, uye yakabvuma muna 1902 kugadzirisa gakava rekuunganidza chikwereti neVenezuela. Zvichida achifanoona kurwisana kweEngland neGermany kwaizouya pazera rake rokukwegura, Otto von Bismarck akataura muna 1898 kuti chiitiko chinokosha zvikurusa chezana ramakore rechi 20 chaizova idi rokuti vanhu vokuNorth America vanotaura chiNgezi. 