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In Document 5, it states that the Panama Canal is a unique trade route that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, in addition to massively affecting the world economic and commercial development during the 20th century. The Canal serves as a short, overall inexpensive passageway that has influenced world trade pattern and promoted economic growth in developed countries. For countries in Central and South America, this is an essential source in order to promote economic development and expansion of trade. If the Canal were to be taken away or greatly regulated, it could ruin the chance South Americans and the alike would have to flourish commercially. In Document 6, as previously stated, chokepoints are strategic straits or canals that can be closed or blocked to stop sea traffic.

The Panama Canal is possibly one of the most well known man made geographic features ever. Only five days after the U.S. secured Panama's independence from Columbia, the first canal treaty was signed with the United States. Signing the treaty

In Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage, they made several references to the Panama Canal that I had trouble understanding. “They say a mad Frenchmen dreamed up this Panama project, and convinced the devil to give him an army of workers” (Nottage 15). The Panama Canal plays a huge part in this play, and while I know the basics of its creation, I wanted to further investigate the details of how it was made. According to PBS source, “at least 25,000 workers died during the combined French and U.S construction periods of the Panama Canal” (PBS). This fact was very surprising since no one ever talks about how deadly the construction of the canal was. It helped me understand the struggles of George a lot more. According to another source, “The

In the article by Jared Diamond, many interesting theories are discussed about Easter Island’s history and decline. Diamond makes connections to the environmental challenges we face today and he compares the catastrophe of Easter Island to our current over consumption of natural resources. While this article makes for an interesting read, much of it is offered from a single perspective and little counter evidence is offered. The author writes in a way that could engage a non-academic audience who may not be interested in counter evidence, or proper referencing. The article lacks credibility due to its narrow scope and conversational diction. At the root of this discussion however, is the notion that the Rapa Nui people were

Theodore Roosevelt wanted to begin construction of the Panama canal before the campaigning of 1904. The treaty and $100 million offered to Colombia for the land for the canal was rejected by the Colombian government. Roosevelt was a man with short temper and the mentality that he was always right so he decided to take action and began with the killing of Chinese man and a donkey. Panama signed the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty fifteen days later and the Panama was purchased by the U.S. for $15 million. To many people it seemed as though Roosevelt was actively trying to take away canal from colombia but that was not true. Construction began in 1904 and was finished ten years later in 1914 with the total cost of $400 million to build. Latin American nations were having hard time paying debts so countries such as Britain and Germany decided to send a force to South America to force them to pay. Theodore Roosevelt did not like this so he created the Roosevelt Corollary to keep the Monroe Doctrine together. This said that no other country could “bully” Latin America except the U.S. and Latin America felt Uncle Sam was being

The astounding achievement of building the Panama Canal did not come without great loss. Within great achievement and betterment of the world, sometimes comes great tragedy. Great change also doesn’t happen without a strong fight. The workers who helped build the canal knew what they were up against. They knew that famine, disease, dangerous jobs, and a great deal of loss of human life laid ahead, but these workers were willing to sacrifice everything to see this canal built. They knew the economic implications of having a canal like this. They wanted to make their personal country’s economy better environments for their wives and children to thrive in and make a better life for their ancestors. This could be done with the money they made working on the canal, as well as how their own children would live in more stable economies in their home countries because of the canal. They were willing to fight for the great change that eventually ensued.

Document 6 stated that the United States was obligated to build the canal because it was responsible for the conception of the idea, and that it was the Americans who were supposed to bring it to fruition. Document 10 depicted the pride that American engineers had in regard to overcoming the very difficult challenge of building the canal and manipulating nature in order to benefit humanity. Document 11 showed how even after the completion of the Panama Canal, Americans were confident about their influence and power over the world economy, which was depicted with an image of Uncle Sam at the opening of the Panama

The construction of the Panama Canal has a number of important foreign policy implies, First it led to the United States' supporting independent factions, who separated the republic of Panama from Colombia, and it also led to the granting of sovereign land rights to the United States over the Panama Canal Zone. The Panama Canal had massive suggestions for

There are many similarities (and differences) between Ancient Egyptian Pyramids, Mesopotamian ziggurats, and the pyramids of Pre-Columbian South America. All of them had major significance for their peoples cultures and religious beliefs, as well as having historic significance today. The greatest parallel between all of these ancient skyscrapers is that they were made for the upper echelons of these now defunct civilizations.

Canals were a significant development in human history because they allowed societies to more freely transport goods by ship if natural rivers were not present and to provide irrigation for crops growing in drier soil. The most well-known example of a canal dramatically improving human productivity is the Panama Canal, opened officially in 1914 in the country of Panama in Central America. The canal joined the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and allowed ships to transport goods across the world much more quickly and efficiently.

Stretching 363 miles, The Erie Canal was the first ever canal built in the United States to connect the Atlantic Ocean to western waterways. Canals have expanded territories and have allowed access to broader trading throughout the United States. Carol Sheriff not only looks into how the Eric Canal came to be, but analyzed the culture and the way the society surrounding the Erie Canal transformed and adapted. The Erie Canal opened new trading opportunities because of this new mode of transportation.

The Erie Canal has been praised for years as a well-known legendary waterway around the world (Larkin 1998). The canal has been termed as “the greatest public work undertaken by a free society solely for the benefit of its people…the undertaking was a prodigious one” (Edmonds 1960, p. 1). After opening in 1825, the Erie Canal was named the “longest canal in the world” and opened the West to become a globalized nation, brought affluence to New York State as well as establishing New York City as a shipping port (Wyld 1986). It can be argued that the

The action of building this Canal was additionally supported by the British so they could pass the Atlantic faster and easier to create an easy route. This Canal did not so strongly accelerate American Imperialism because the American people were beginning to become more satisfied with their land. This result of the Spanish-American war was beneficial, they did not feel that it was increasing their need of more land to trade with until the later discovery of the Kingdom of Hawaii’s importance in the middle of the pacific ocean and the opportunities that the islands

In 1903, the United states under President Theodore Roosevelt signed a treaty with Panama which gave over the rights to build and control the passage through what we now know as the famous Panama Canal, with the purpose of creating a politically, economically and geographically significant waterway that would allow for the travel of ships from the

The canal was the best thing that ever happened to Panama. The Panama Canal was started under President Roosevelt and completed by his successor, William Howard Taft. The canal was built across an isthmus, a narrow body of land that connects two larger land areas, which connects North and South America. In some places in Panama the isthmus is only 50 miles across. The French started the canal in the late 1800’s. They had just built the then famous Suez Canal with relative ease. The Suez Canal, unlike the Panama Canal, was a straight canal on level ground, in a relatively dry climate. The French had failed in building the Panama Canal because of the tropical climate, in which deadly tropical diseases consumed their