Multiple choice
multiple choice
identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. the spanish-american war encouraged the building of the panama canal by
a. removing the threat that any possible canal could be blockaded by spanish forces
based in cuba and puerto rico
b. demonstrating the need to shift naval forces quickly from the atlantic to the
pacific
c. demonstrating that tropical diseases, such as malaria and yellow fever, could be
controlled
d. demonstrating the ease with which the latin american countries could be
annexed by u. s. military force