Question

In 1977, President Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty which
A) Renewed the U.S. lease in the canal until 2050
B) placed the canal under the control of the United Nations
C) Turned the management of the Canal Zone over to Colombia
D) set up the return of control of the Panama in the year 2000

Answer 1

D. set up the return of control of the Panama in the year 2000

The Torrijos-Carter Treaties was signed on September 7, 1977. It was signed by the United States and Panama. It ended the United States' authority since 0903. The treaties pledged that Panama would gain control of the Panama Canal after 1999.