What did the US agree to do with the Panama Canal in 1978?

Because it was called the panama canal

No, the Panama Canal is currently owned by Panama.

Roosevelt wanted to build a Panama Canal. Colombia refused to agree to a settlement for the Isthmus of Panama. Roosevelt assisted the Panamanians in revolting against Colombia. When Panama declared its' independence, the US was quick to officially recognize its' independence. The US then successfully negotiated a treaty with Panama to build the Canal.

The builder of the Panama Canal was the US

The US did not acquire it or the land. The US leased the land from the newly established country of Panama, and the US built the canal with Panamanian assistance. Panama does and always has owned the canal.

the Colombian province of Panama rebelled against Colombia with U.S. support.

The US purchased the Panama Canal from France in 1903 for $40 million.

No, France sold the rights to the Panama Canal to the US.

the US started to work on the panama canal in 1903 and they finished in 1914.

It took the US 10 years to make the Panama Canal.

The US did not buy the canal, we dug it.

US wanted to build a canal in Panama. Columbia wouldn't allow them, so when Panama started a revolution against Columbia, US sided with Panama. After Panama won, they willingly gave US the rights to build a canal.

The Panama Canal is an example of imperialism. Theodore Roosevelt gave 20 million dollars to rebels in Panama to separate from Colombia. Colombia had refused to allow the US to make a canal. The US has invaded Panama when we did not like Manuel Noriega. Basically the US has treated Panama as a child that the US can discipline at will.

It is in Panama. The US acquired the canal zone in 1903 to build the canal.

the U.S. controlled the panama canal after surrunding the area

The US did not annex Panama. The US administered a strip of land on each side of the Panama Canal that was called the Panama Canal Zone. The Zone was subject to US law but remained legally the sovereign territory of Panama. The rest of Panama was never part of the US in any way.

The Panama Canal was in US control till 1999

The US encouraged the separation of Panama from Nicaragua, of which it was previously a part.

Panama owned the land, but the canal didn't exist until the US built it.

President Carter signed a treaty with Panama in 1977 giving control of the Panama Canal back to Panama in 1999

The capital city of Panama is Panama City, which straddles the Panama Canal (originally the US-occupied Canal Zone).

The Panama Canal is located in the country of Panama. The US took control of the canal zone and built the canal. The Panamanians want control of the canal so that they can realize the revenue.

He couldn't, so instead he encouraged Panama to rebel and form a new nation.

Panama owns the Panama Canal. Although the US had control over the Canal Zone from 1903 to 1979, the treaty was eventually amended in 1977.

The US turned it over to Panama.

The US didn't gain control of the Panama Canal, we built it! It was one of Teddy Roosevelts ventures. When Panama declared independance the US recognized the republic of panama. soon afterward a new treaty with panama gave the us complete and unending soverieignty over a 10 mile wide Canal Zone.

After ten years of construction, the Panama Canal was completed in 1914.

Yes and No ANSWER: Panama is not part of the United States. The Panama Canal was the only thing controlled by the US until 1999 when the US government handed over the Panama Canal to the Panama Government through the signing of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties signed in 1977.

A French company made a start at building the Panama Canal before the US finished it.

I think it is there are no lakes in panama. But thier is the Panama Canal.

It is the Panama Canal. It was originally built by the US. However Panama just completed a major improvement of the canal.

The US helped Panama get independence from Colombia. Then the US built the Panama Canal. The US also removed Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno from power in Panama.

No one did. The US built the panama canal (construction was finished in 1914), and the US maintained control of it until dec 31, 1999 when the canal came into full Panamanian control.

The US is a major user of the Panama Canal. We also import sugar, coffee, and fruit from Panama.

The U.S. spent 352 million dollars to build the panama canal.

The US impacted Panama well in some ways and not so well in others. Panama makes a lot of money from the Panama Canal. Panama has tied its currency to the US dollar which has made Panama's economy very stable. However the US has invaded Panama to change the government and the US didn't share the wealth with Panama very well with the canal profits.

The Panama Canal allowed the United States to have a 2 ocean Navy, and to control trading near Panama

Panama. The canal is the Panama Canal, built by the US between 1904 and 1914.

The Us should have the control of the Panama Canal because of variuos reasons. One of them is that the US constructed the Canal. It is their right to keep it. Now the president that said to give it to Panama is very stsupid because it is important to have that passage for commerce!

The U.S. helped the people of Panama separate from Colombia, so in return the U.S. won a ten-mile-wide zone in Panama in which to build the Panama Canal. The canal officially open in 1914.

On September 7, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed the Panama Canal Treaty. The US gave control of the Panama Canal back to Panama in 2000.

The Panama Canal.

They fought for it.

The French had the idea to build a canal across Panama first and they started the project; after about their sixth year working on the canal they ended up going bankrupt. that is when the US showed interest in buying the canal for the French, but Columbia, who at the time owned Panama, would not allow the purchase. An agreement was made with Panama to help them get their independence the US would be allowed… Read More

The US helped Panama gain its freedom from Colombia. The US did this so that they could build the Panama Canal.

One of the main benefits the Panama Canal has provided for the US is the increase in maritime trade between the East Coast and West Coast.

The US gave up the Panama Canal on December 31, 1999. This was done as part of a previously arranged agreement for the canal to permanently remain open regardless of political disagreements.

The panama canal was good because the improvement of the shipping routes and transportation so it was easier and it was also cheaper.

The U.S. gained the Panama Canal territory by putting the people who lived their to work, which provided jobs.

The US military backed rebels who soon controlled independent Panama