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How did the U'S acquire Panama?

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

The US never acquired Panama.

However, after building the canal from 1904 - 1914 the US did have perpetual control of a five mile wide zone on either side of the 50 mile canal. The Treaty that allowed this was called The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, signed by the Panamanian government.

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