Question

What were the reasons, motovations, and results of the building of the Panama Canal?

Answer 1

I am not sure these are all of the reasons, but here are some: The United States wanted to have a faster way to ship goods from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean. When they built the canal it only took 5,200 miles as opposed to 13,000 miles. A second reason for the building of the canal was to send military ships between the two oceans. This would make the navy very strong in the time of a war. Building the canal would also expand the U.S. by making it easier to get to more territories.

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