That was President Theodore Roosevelt. However a little back story on the Canal is that the US government actually covertly started and funded the Panamanian Revolution which separated Panama from Columbia and in the end the US forced Panama into giving up the land that would eventually be the Panama Canal however the US covered their tracks and formed an agreement with France to make it seem as if France had bought the land so it was all legit on the international scene then France handed it over to the US who completed the construction of the canal. <span />
One result of the Fordney-McCumber Act is that Britain and France were not able to sell enough goods to pay off their war debts. Thank you for posting your question. I hope this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
The best answer here would be C.
To continue expanding its empire ,Japan needed large supplies of OIL.
