Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt
Most countries understood the economic benefits of the canal. The French attempted to build it, but were unable to continue the financing and effort. The US took control of the project and finished it.
Theodore Roosevelt
President Theodore Roosevelt was responsible for the building of the Panama Canal.
"Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the Panama Canal" is incorrect. Theodore Roosevelt was heavily involved with the Panama Canal and the construction of the canal was finished by the time FDR was inaugurated into office. Theodore Roosevelt was also associated with the conservation of natural resources and the Russo-Japanese War (1904 - 1905). Theodore Roosevelt aided in settling the peace between Russia and Japan and was awarded a Nobel Prize for Peace in 1906 for his successful diplomacy.
President Roosevelt appointed John F Stevens as chief engineer, so this is correct.
One way Theodore Roosevelt increased the American involvement in world affairs was by negotiating the building of the Panama Canal. He also helped to negotiate peace between Russia and Japan.
Panama Canal
Theodore Roosevelt benifited the Panama Canal.
The canal became known as the Panama Canal . Theodore Roosevelt had a major role in committing the United States to its construction.
It's impossible to answer this type of question. The canal might have been built in Nicaragua instead because of the politics and costs involved.