The British Gave Up Their Opposition to an American-Controlled Isthmian

Multiple Choice

The British gave up their opposition to an American-controlled isthmian canal because they

A) sold their rights to Philippe Bunau-Varilla.
B) could see no economic gains in continuing to block canal construction.
C) confronted an unfriendly Europe and were bogged down in the Boer War.
D) were granted some of the economic revenue from the canal by the United States.
E) accepted American domination of Latin America.