According to his statement, why does Roosevelt believe that the entire world is indebted to the workers
who built the Panama Canal?
Read this quote from President Roosevelt about the
Panama Canal
A finer body of men has never been gathered by any
nation than the men who have done the work of
building the Panama Canal; the conditions under which
they have lived and have done their work have been
better than in any similar work ever undertaken in the
tropics, they have all felt an eager pride in their work;
and they have made not only America but the whole
world their debtors by what they have accomplished.
O Other nations will get out of debt more quickly by
using the canal.
O The US presence in Latin America stabilized the
world economy
O People from around the world worked on the canal
O The canal would benefit the shipping trade of all
nations.