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.
--Because the French made a right hash of a good idea and the Americans were ambitious and had the technology (they believed) to complete the job. It was harder than they thought but National Pride and determination left us with a viable shortcut joining two oceans. (by the by, oceans with different tide levels).
the reason is that the US trading by sea needed a way to get to the east coast without going around the tip of south America so the US took over the prime location for the canal, and built it
It was originally promised to the Panamanians before it was built. The U.S. would control it for a certain amount of time, and it would then be given to Panama.
Because it was called the panama canal
No, it is located on the isthmus of Panama where the Americans built the Panama canal. The "canal zone'' was referred to as the land the Americans got through the land treaty with the Panamanians.
The U.S. military backed rebels who soon controlled independent Panama.
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.
Yes, Panama and the panama canal zone ARE the same!
The Panama Canal Zone is in North Dakota.
Panama Canal Zone was created in 1903.
Panama Canal Zone ended in 1979.
The interesting thing was that people of the Colon and Panama City (the country's 2 largest cities) did not want the United States to leave. When the canal was operated by the US, the Canal Zone and the areas around it were like a small part of the US. US schools were available to the children of Panamanians. US jobs were available to Panamanians, who could make far more working on the canal than an evenly skilled job elsewhere in Panama, and they could have job security and benefits too. The people who lived alongside the Canal Zone were glad of the US influence.
Panama Canal Zone's motto is 'The Land Divided, The World United'.
The canal zone is the area that includes the Panama Canal and a 5 mile radius on both sides. It is located in the central part of Panama.
On September 7, 1977,a treaty was signed by President Jimmy Carter and Omar Torrijos, de facto leader of Panama, granting Panamanians free control of the canal, so long as Panama guaranteed complete neutrality of the canal. The treaty led to full Panamanian control, effective at noon on December 31, 1999.
The capital city of Panama is Panama City, which straddles the Panama Canal (originally the US-occupied Canal Zone).