They wanted jobs on the railroad.
In WWII, the main american strategy to fight Japan was to island hop, or take the critical islands and move on. In this strategy, the US saved countless lives, funds, and resources, while cutting off communication of Japanese soldiers to their homeland inside islands that the US decided not to invade.
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A canal is a man-made waterway used for transportation.
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