What Was the Major Reason the United States Constructed the Panama

question 40

Multiple Choice

What was the major reason the United States constructed the Panama Canal?

• A) to give the United States strategic and commercial advantages in the Western Hemisphere by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
• B) to find a shorter sea route to transport Protestant American missionaries to Asia
• C) to send battleships needed by Russia in its war against Japan
• D) to bring democracy to Panama after instigating a rebellion against the autocratic Colombian government

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