France first attempted to build the canal in the 1870s. He left quite a few diseases and financial problems behind. Ferdinand de Lessups was the engineer who designed the Suez Canal.
If affected American Trade in the west because it prevented the travel through Louisiana, which resulted in less trade, thus an economic defect.
American Law is heavily influenced by British Common Law which was in turn influenced by Roman law, as England was conquered by the Romans and the classical societies were incredibly influential during the Enlightenment.
As a result, latin terms have trickled down over the ages and have remained an integral part of "legalese"
A. The Soviet Union became an ally of the United States and Great Britain during World War II.