Question

Which of the following does NOT describe a way in which the United States benefited from the completion of the Panama Canal?

increased trade
military presence in Latin America
reduction in Latin American debt
control of an important shipping route

Answer 1

Reduction in Latin American debt

Answer 2

"Reduction in Latin American debt" would not describe a way in which the United States benefited from the completion of the Panama Canal since the debt between the United States any many countries in Latin America was a separate issue.