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.
An unofficial competition because America didn’t know if the Russian would get a satellite up there first
Answer:
To win the gratitude of native peoples to take the easier, more popular path to win the respect of other industrialized countries to help their economy grow and to establish new market
Answer:
to earn a short term gains in the stock market
