To begin with, the canal shaved 8,000 miles off the previous 12,000 mile trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It allowed shippers to transport cargo more quickly, saving both time and money during the process. 14,000 ships carrying cargo carry tons of cargo through the canal each day, and this number would be nowhere near obtainable if the Panama Canal was not constructed. (csmonitor.com) The Canal also had considerable military importance. Theodore Roosevelt first desired the idea on a canal in Central America when the United States seized the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. After the US helped Panama take control on the land needed to build it from Columbia, Panama sold the rights of the canal them. The United States military was present in the canal until all of their bases were closed in 1999, but the Canal is still used to this day for the transportation of military water vessels. (traveltips.usatoday.com) The importance the of the Panama Canal in past and present day trade and military related travel reveals how marvelous the construction of it is in the history of
To begin with, the canal shaved 8,000 miles off the previous 12,000 mile trip from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. It allowed shippers to transport cargo more quickly, saving both time and money during the process. 14,000 ships carrying cargo carry tons of cargo through the canal each day, and this number would be nowhere near obtainable if the Panama Canal was not constructed. (csmonitor.com) The Canal also had considerable military importance. Theodore Roosevelt first desired the idea on a canal in Central America when the United States seized the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. After the US helped Panama take control on the land needed to build it from Columbia, Panama sold the rights of the canal them. The United States military was present in the canal until all of their bases were closed in 1999, but the Canal is still used to this day for the transportation of military water vessels. (traveltips.usatoday.com) The importance the of the Panama Canal in past and present day trade and military related travel reveals how marvelous the construction of it is in the history of