Panama CanalJonathan DemareeHonors US HistoryDecember 2nd, 2014

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal is a ship canal in Panama that connected both oceans, Atlantic and Pacific.

It is being used for maritime international trade. Maritime International trade is where trades occurred.

It was built to shorten the trips and trade route. Panama Canal is located in Panama between Latin America

and South America. Roosevelt supported the project which he thought that the

Panama Canal would attract attention to U.S.

How was Theodore Roosevelt involved with Panama Canal?

Roosevelt strongly believed in growing American power. In order to do this, Roosevelt required a strong navy. Roosevelt wanted a way for the navy to navigate quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Roosevelt decided to build that canal.

Roosevelt wanted to shorten up the route for trade and commercial importance.

There was hope that its accomplishment would lead to better worldwide relations after San Francisco held the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Debate.

Facts about the Panama Canal

More than 25,000 workers died from canal construction. Death causes are known as difficult obstacles, challenging terrain, hot, humid weather, heavy rainfall and rampant tropical diseases.

Canal was being used by between 13,000 and 14,000 ships every year.

America wanted to build a canal in Nicaragua, not in Panama.

The canal is 48 miles long.

Sources

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