It allowed war ships to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific quicker.
The Panama Canal cuts across the isthmus in Central America, providing a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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so that the U.S. could maintain presence in the Caribbean and for protecting the future canal that American leaders wanted to build across the Isthmus of Panama (Panama Canal).
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so that the U.S. could maintain presence in the Caribbean and for protecting the future canal that American leaders wanted to build across the Isthmus of Panama (Panama Canal).
Over 45,000 men who were recruited and brought to the Isthmus under contract to help build the Panama Canal.
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The Panama Canal and the Isthmus of Panama.
Before air travel, the Panama Canal was the shortcut from New York City to San Francisco. Today it is still a shortcut if you are traveling by water.
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The Isthmus and Panama Canal.
they had to decide to build the canal in Nicaragua or panama they chose to build it in panama .