HISTORY
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM
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Construction began as early as 1904, and the canal opened in 1914.
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Panama had to fight Columbia to achieve independence.
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The canal cut the traveling distance between the American cities of New York and San Francisco.
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Panama did not completely control the canal until the year 2000.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The Panama Canal is an example of imperialism because the United States used diplomatic and military power to support Panamanian independence from Colombia. It did so only to secure the rights to build the Panama Canal.
Detailed explanation-2: -How did the construction of the Panama Canal MOST LIKELY affect the relationship between Panama and the US? Panama became dependent on the US for economic development and military protection.
Detailed explanation-3: -More than a century ago, the opening of the Panama Canal revolutionized international trade by making it much quicker and easier to travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Detailed explanation-4: -Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly. If they did that, they would control power because they would control the oceans. The Canal was a geopolitical strategy to make the United States the most powerful nation on earth. Also, the economic impact was massive.