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It made getting from New York to the Pacific ocean easier and faster and getting from San Francisco to the Atlantic ocean easier and faster. Hope this helps!
They were against it, and thought that it was too lenient for Germany and such.
Answer: Development as an excuse for imperialism.
Explanation:
Proponents of imperialism sought to justify their imperialist aspirations. Developed and powerful countries have always carried out imperialism over those who have not reached that development stage. Imperialism has always aimed to enrich itself at the expense of others. Yet to defend their aspirations, the imperialists have always pointed out that their main aim is to contribute to these underdeveloped countries' development. The construction of the infrastructure was a cover for that. Still, the real goal of constructing the infrastructure was to make it easier to transport exploited raw materials from third countries.
I'm pretty sure that is was C. Spain
