The Panama Canal was one of the most important strategic targets in the Western Hemisphere during World War Two and absolutely vital to the American war effort. The United States expended valuable manpower and materiel to protect the Canal from a number of threats, perceived or real, during ...
Historical Name of Location Panama Canal Zone Coordinates 9.080000000, -79.680000000 Contributor: C. Peter Chen The work on a canal to link the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean began in 1881 by French engineers, but it was halted in 1889 after the project went bankrupt. In 1894, a secon...
With the completion of Lake Gatún in 1914, Panama had the largest artificial freshwater lake in the world. The lake, created by damming the Río Chagres, was impounded mainly for the passage of ships through the newly opened Canal, but also serves as a source of high-quality water. In...
Panama - US Relations, Canal, Trade: Throughout the years of Panama’s independent existence, treaty relations with the United States have been subjected to several major changes. By the protocol of 1936, the United States yielded its right to seize addi
director and president of the Panama Canal Company, an American corporate body whose directors were charged with operating and maintaining the canal in a businesslike manner. In order to guarantee operation of the canal in the event of war, U.S. military units were stationed in the Canal Zone...
Finally, after nearly 10 years of non-stop digging, the canal successfully opened in 1914.The story didn't make the headlines, though. The public was focused(专注) on World War I. Therefore the canal wasn't dedicated (举行落成典礼) until July 12, 1920. Since the canal first opened, ...
ThePanama Canalis one of the most important strategic waterways in the world. The canal is only 40 miles long from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Still, it allows for ships to cut 8,000 nautical miles off of the alternative route around the continent of South America. TheTorrijos...
This article explores the history of the Panama Canal from the perspective of a Black West Indian woman named Emily Amelia Griffith. It highlights the experiences of Black migrant workers who faced racial segregation and violence while contributing to the construction of the canal. The article also...
Nazis and Good Neighbors: The United States Campaign against the Germans of Latin America in World War II warn Americans that Hitler's advance guards are sabotaging Allied plants and readying secret landing fields in Colombia, within range of the Panama Canal. ... JS Tulchin - 《Americas A Qu...
In April 1978, after nine months of national debate, the Senate narrowly ratified new Panama Canal treaties. Voting was apparently influenced by numerous opinion polls, which were seen as showing increased support for the treaties. But several analysts have shown that this interpretation was erroneous...