1. U.S. and Panama Canal Angele de la Cruz & Kristina Brouse

2. Fast Facts: -Work began in 1880. - It is known as one of the seven modern wonders of the world - 50 miles long -Connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans - This project made it no longer necessary for ships to have to travel to Cape Horn. - This is one of the largest and most challenging engineering projects ever done.

3. History & How it was built - In 1880 the French took on the project of building this canal. But the lack of knowledge on how to build it and where it was killed thousands of people and cost millions of dollars. The French gave up the project and gave it to the Americans for 30 million. The American's also had to negotiate with Colombia. At the end they took their best engineers and finished the canal. The first ship sailed through it in 914. The two main ways the canal was built was through blowing it up and manual labor. When there was hard rock or they couldn't dig through it, the workers blew it up with dynamite. The other times the workers did it the old fashion way and had to dig it out with regular tools.

4. What were some reasons for the construction? Help technological advances Commercial Pressure After math of the spanish american war Build between two oceans

5. Statistical Results Canal makes up approximately five percent of the world's trade 81,713 tons were transported from the Pacific to the Atlantic. traffic through the Panama Canal totaled 14,342, resulting in more than 1.4 billion tonnage-based tolls. 116,283 tons of principal commodities were shipped from the Atlantic to the Pacific

6. How does the Canal exactly work? When the ships enter from the atlantic side the ships enter the first chamber. The ships enter's the first chamber and water flows from the second chamber. This happens when the second chamber is 28ft above sea level and pipes underground let the water travel to the first chamber. When the water is equalized in the first chamber, the water stops flowing. Then the ships enters the second chamber and closes the door from the first. This process takes 13 hours and can be reversed to travel from the pacific side to. Even though 13 hours seem's long, it sure beats traveling down to Cape Horn!

7. Debate Do we support the US taking on this project? Yes we do support them. The reason why we believe this is because during the 1900's America wanted to expand and manifest. When France failed at the canal, this left a door open for America to take. A new option for America to benefit in trade and industry. We believe that it was right for America to try and take this on because this allowed new opportunities for us. This project helped us venture out to the world and expand in better ways. Pros It brought more trade. Faster Routes Less Time to Travel Less money for traveling Helped create new health programs for workers Cons Cost a lot of money to build Incapable of the canal to hold large cargo Conflicts between countries on who should of taken this project. Cost thousands of lives

8. 4 P's We believe the Canal was mostly about Prosperity.Prosperity means striving for a balance of trade, enriching ones own country and the use of resources. America use the Canal as a balance of trade between countries. Instead of just trading with countries near by, we were allowed to trade with new countries and created an equal balance among nations. We were also able to enrich our country by saving money and spending it on other things. The canal allowed for our country to save money and spend it on other stuff. The canal was also a helpful resource to many things for America

9. Impact After it was built, the canal allowed new trade routes with different countries. It helped save ships time and money for traveling between the different countries. It increased industry around the world. Also gave new health programs to workers.

10. Connections with Today The canal is now under control by the panamaian government. America grew by prosperity because of trade. They are know building a 3rd lock in the canal.

11. Question's Factual Questions What treaty allowed the Panama canal to be built? The Hay-Bunau-Varilla treaty Why was there so much tension in Panama during the 20th century? The U.S. territory didn't contribute a lot to the Panamanian economy and the Panamanian natives got angry. How many years did it take the U.S. to build the canal? It took 10 years to build. What are some of the reasons for the French stopping the building of the canal? They had very little knowledge of the area. They also spent millions of dollars and thousands died by disease. How has America benefited from the canal? We got more trade opportunities and helped global transportations. What two oceans were connected because of the Canal? It connected Atlantic and Pacific Compare and contrast what happened when the French and American's tried/built the canal. The French: Little Knowledge, thousands died, to much money spent. Americans: A lot of knowledge, spent the money well and knew what exactly to do. They are the same because like the French many American's died. Compare and contrast the Panama canal to the other canals in the world. Unlike the other canals this is the most major. It transport about 5% of trade in the World. Unlike the other canals, this one had actually connects two major oceans together!