The Panama Canal is known as one of the greatest works of engineering achievements in American history. The Panama Canal is a an water passage built along the continental divide, which was given the go ahead by Theodore Roosevelt, when the United States, purchased the French assets in the canal zone in 1902. The construction of the Panama Canal took a decade-long, that consisted tens of thousands of laborers. The workers varied from all of the world, from places such as United states, Panama, the West Indies, Europe, and Asia. They were promised wealth and success for their efforts on the canal. “Work on the canal entered its second year, the death toll for laborers was four percent and 22,000 were hospitalized”(PBS). As proven work on the Panama Canal could be dull, deafening, and treacherous, they could be tasked to any project with consisted of unique dangers requesting its own specific skill.
Even with the Panama Canal taking a decade long to finish the outcomes are greatly beneficial to not only the United States but also the rest of the world. In the present day, the United states exports and imports travel through the Canal daily. The Canal not only is beneficial for the United States but since the …show more content…
The Treaty recognized Panama as the territorial sovereign the zone. The treaty went into effect in October of 1979, at which point the canal was controlled by the Panama Canal Commission. People view the treaty of the canal as a let down to the Americans who risked their lives, and left their loved ones to build the canal. Many people when describing why the are so hurt by the treaty, mentioned at the fact that thousands of Americans gave up their husbands, wives, sons, and daughters to contribute the the building of the canal, and taking the risk to help build it at the expensive of dying but doing it
Even with the Panama Canal taking a decade long to finish the outcomes are greatly beneficial to not only the United States but also the rest of the world. In the present day, the United states exports and imports travel through the Canal daily. The Canal not only is beneficial for the United States but since the …show more content…
The Treaty recognized Panama as the territorial sovereign the zone. The treaty went into effect in October of 1979, at which point the canal was controlled by the Panama Canal Commission. People view the treaty of the canal as a let down to the Americans who risked their lives, and left their loved ones to build the canal. Many people when describing why the are so hurt by the treaty, mentioned at the fact that thousands of Americans gave up their husbands, wives, sons, and daughters to contribute the the building of the canal, and taking the risk to help build it at the expensive of dying but doing it