No single great material work which remains to be undertaken on this continent is of such consequence to the American people as
the building of a canal across the Isthmus connecting North and
South America. Its importance to the Nation is by no means limited
merely to its material effects upon our business prosperity...
-President Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt knew that one of the largest impacts of the project mentioned above was –
O to give the U. S. control of Spain's colonies.
to eliminate terrorism based on South America.
O to allow the U. S. to influence world trade.
O to begin U. S. control over the economies of Latin America.