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Panama Canal

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PANAMA CANAL

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The canal opened on August 15, 1914. America had to get permission from Columbia to build the canal. The U.S purchased the land for 40 million dollars.

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BENEFITS

  • Reduced time extremely for ships to get to from ocean to ocean.
  • Locks helped ships get through by raising and lowering the water.
  • U.S acquired land & more resources.
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President Theodore Roosevelt was responsible for the canal.

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