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To permit shipping of goods from one US coast to the other by sea. Without the canal, ships had to go all the way around South America to do that.
What else can I help you with?
Did the US succeed with building the Panama Canal?
yes
What year did the US end building the panama canal?
After ten years of construction, the Panama Canal was completed in 1914.
Where was the us other option when building the panama canal?
Russia
Who was president of the US during the building of the panama canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who 2 countries worked on building panama canal?
France and the USA
Why did president Theodore believe that building a canal in panama was important to the future of the US?
France had already started the canal , was bogged down, and had sold out its interests. The other site proposed was Nicaragua. Apparently Roosevelt decided that Panama was the best place to built it.
What is an important history fact of Panama?
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.
Why did the US return the canal to Panama?
Because it was called the Panama Canal
What was the name of the waterway constructed by people in Panama?
It is the Panama Canal. It was originally built by the US. However Panama just completed a major improvement of the canal.
Who did the US purchase the Panama Canal from?
The US purchased the Panama Canal from France in 1903 for $40 million.
Who bought the Panama Canal from the US?
panama
Through which countrys does the Panama canal pass through?
Panama is the only country the canal passes through. There was initially interest (a bit of which remains to this day) of building the canal through Nicaragua - there are three proposals being 'floated' around in Nicaragua currently to build a new trans-oceanic passing, but the Panama Canal only goes through Panama.
