GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -From its opening in 1914 until 1979, the Panama Canal was controlled solely by the United States, which built it.

Detailed explanation-2: -On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal was opened to traffic. Panama later pushed to revoke the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, and in 1977 U.S. President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian dictator Omar Torrijos signed a treaty to turn over the canal to Panama by the end of the century.

Detailed explanation-3: -Considered one of the wonders of the modern world, the Panama Canal opened for business 100 years ago this Friday, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and providing a new route for international trade and military transport.