because if a fleet was damaged in the Pacific Ocean then we have our military bases back then were on the west side of north america, so then with out it they would have to go all the way at the bottom om sout america, makeing it extremly dangerouse, and took a way longer time.
We did! We did employ Panamanians to help with the construction, and owned the canal directly until the middle of the 1990's, when it was turned back over to the nation of Panama.
Panama.
Panama
Right now Panama but it used to be the United States.
Panama
United States
Full control of the Panama Canal was the prize for assisting Panama in becoming independent of Columbia.
Panama gave the United States control over the canal zone.
United States built the Panama Canal.
The Panama Canal
The United States gave it to Panama. So Panama controls the canal.
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.
In 1881 a private French company began constructing a sea-level canal in Panama. However, the project was forced to go bankrupt in 1889. In 1903 the United States helped Panama revolt against Colombian rule and declare itself an independent nation. In return, the United States was granted control of a canal zone in Panama. Construction of a canal began in 1904. The Panama Canal opened on August 15, 1914.
The United States.
THe Panama Canal was built by the United States of America.