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What was one benefit the US anticipated when it decided to build a canal across the Isthmus of Panama?
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It helped to open trade with Latin America.

It helped to secure the new territories annexed from Spain.

It allowed easy access to European waters.

It furthered the Open Door policy of international trade in China

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It helped to secure the new territories annexed from Spain.

Explanation: The canal would let the U.S. move naval forces quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific, protecting and supplying overseas possessions such as the Philippines acquired after the Spanish–American War.