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

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 involved in a war with India.
E) accepted American domination of Latin America.