Officially recognized as the one of the seven wonders of the
modern world by the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Panama Canal was
and still is one of the biggest and hardest engineering feats ever
accomplished. It greatly reduced the
time necessary to get from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean but unfortunately it
also led to the resentment of various Latin countries including Columbia towards
the US because of the role US played in the conflict between Panama and Columbia.
Answer:
They wanted to secure islands in the pacific because they needed a ground to stand on and then they could invade Japan a little bit easier because then they could ship supplies easier therefore getting it done quicker.
Thhhey did not need reasources.
America did not get involved in WW2 till later in the fight when the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.
