Was the US going to build a canal in Nicaragua when the French were building the Panama Canal?
Yes, the U.S. wanted to built the canal in Nicaragua because it was going to be much easier than in Panama. Nicaragua has the Rio San Juan which divides the Pacific Ocean from the Carribean Sea. However, Sandino (a revolutionary) didn’t want Nicaragua to fall in the hands of the U.S. and after months of fighting; the U.S. gave up or found it wasn’t worth the effort.
