The American desire to construct a canal across Central America was motivated primarily by
a. an interest in strengthening the position of the U.S. navy
b. concerns about the Panamanian Revolution.
c. hopes of expanding commercial shipping between the east and west coasts.
d. the need to prevent the French or British from building a canal there.
e. the growing American economic interests in Central America.
a
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