(A) increase the number of democratic nations in Latin America
(B) ** gain the right to complete a canal linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
(C) reduce European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere
(D) prevent a foreign power from seizing land in Central America
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -He firmly believed in expanding American power in the world. To do this, he wanted a strong navy. And he wanted a way for the navy to sail quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Roosevelt decided to build that waterway.
Concept note-2: -The separatists wanted to negotiate the construction of the Panama Canal directly with the United States due to the negativity of the Colombian government.
Concept note-3: -When President Theodore Roosevelt supported a rebellion that allowed Panama to separate from Colombia, the United States was given control of a 10-mile strip of land through the country. With this land the United States built the Panama Canal, opening in 1914.