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Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama
Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama
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2012-07-17
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Relations between the United States and Colombia suffered for many years because of an incident involving the Republic of Panama. By the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898, many Americans felt that an easier and faster way was needed to get ships from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Some people in the United States first believed that a canal across Nicaragua was the answer. However, President Theodore Roosevelt decided that a canal through Panama would be a better choice.
In order to build the canal, the United States had to negotiate a treaty with Colombia, which at that time controlled Panama. Roosevelt offered Colombia $ 10 million plus $ 250 000 a year for 99 years for a six-mile-wide strip of land across Panama. Colombia rejected the United States’ offer. This angered President Roosevelt, and negotiations with Colombia ended.
In 1903, a revolution broke out in Panama. The United States ships were sent by President Roosevelt to protect the Panamanian revolutionaries from Colombian forces. The revolution succeeded, and Panama declared its independence from Colombia. The United States then negotiated with the newly formed government. A treaty was signed, and the United States began building the canal.
As a result of the incident, Colombia and the United States remained on bad terms for many years. Not until 1921, when the United States agreed to pay Colombia some compensation for its lost territory, did relations between the two countries improve.
It can be inferred from the passage that an important reason for the decision of the United States to build a canal was to______.
选项
A、develop trade relations with Europe
B、improve relations with South American countries
C、prevent European ships from reaching the Pacific Ocean
D、reduce travel time for its ships in case of war
答案
D
解析
这同样是一道推断题。从第一段中我们得知,在美国和西班牙的战争结束时美国人想到了要修建一条能更快、更容易地从大西洋进入太平洋的运河。我们由此可以推断出,因为美国在战争中遇到了从大西洋进入太平洋的交通不便,从而使美国人迫切地感到修建这样一条运河的必要性,所以美国为了在以后的战争中赢得主动,首先感到有必要缩短这段航程的时间。
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