The Move by America to Build a Canal Through Central

question 10

Multiple Choice

The move by America to build a canal through Central America

• A) met stiff resistance from Panama at first.
• B) included an American-backed revolution by the Panamanians against Colombia.
• C) lasted for almost 40 years before anything was actually accomplished.
• D) turned Panama into an independent republic in 1898, the same year the Spanish-American War was fought.
• E) was, in large part, orchestrated by William McKinley before his assassination.

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