True or False: The United States got their way so they could build the

Panama Canal by supporting the rebellion in Panama and offering the new nation money for the land.

- True
- False

True.

The Platt Amendment…


A. Safeguarded basic human liberties.
B. Barred Chinese immigrants from entering the United States.
C. Made Cuban independence limited and allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs.
D. It laid out the total sum of money that government owed to others.

C. Made Cuban independence limited and allowed the US to intervene in Cuban affairs.

True. The United States supported the rebellion in Panama and offered financial compensation to the new nation in order to secure rights to build the Panama Canal.