1. By Jake Jones

2.  48 Mile long Canal that connects the Atlantic & Pacific Ocean.  Man made in 1904-1914.  Replaced the route of either Strait of Magellan or Cape Horn which took about twice as long  5,600 deaths in building canal

3.  General Manuel Noriega – said to be an evil dictator who was brutalizing his own people.  President George Bush Sr.

4.  Also known as Operation Just Cause.  December 1989 - January 1990  10 years after Torrijos–Carter Treaties.  Torrijos-Carter Treaty was an agreement that The US would hand over the Panama Canal by 2000.

6.  The lives of the approximately 35,000 US citizens living there were threatened and a U.S. Marine had been killed.  Democracy & human rights in Panama.  Drugs Trafficking in Panama (which was helping drugs enter the U.S.)  Protecting The Torrijos–Carter Treaties.

7.  Soldier and Politician of Panama.  Taken Prisoner of War in 1989 during Operation Just Cause.  Supported Torrijos (not officially President of Panama but known as Supreme Chief of Government).  Known for heavy drug trafficking.

9.  American Military Casualties: 23 killed; 325 wounded.  Panamanian Military Casualties: 205 killed; 1,236 captured by U.S. forces. http://www.historyguy.com/warfiles/us_invasion_of_panama_warfile.htm

10.  Operation Nifty Package.  Navy Seals sank M.N.’s boat & jet – Killing 4/ 9 wounded.  $1-million reward for his capture.  M.N. surrendered to US military on Jan. 3 1990.