Multiple choice

Which Latin American nation lost Panama when it refused to build the Panama Canal?

  1. Venezuela

  2. Guatemala

  3. Honduras

  4. Colombia
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Panama was originally a province of Colombia. When the Colombian Senate rejected the treaty allowing the United States to build a canal across the isthmus, the US supported Panamanian rebels in declaring independence. Consequently, Colombia lost control of the region, and the newly independent nation of Panama signed the canal treaty with the US.

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