Panama Canal 2
Part of Teddy Roosevelt’s dream of making America a global power was realized through the construction of the Panama Canal. The French began construction in 1880 but nine years and about 20,000 lives later they realized their plans were flawed and abandoned the project. Panama declared independence and the United States decided to continue the work on the canal that the French could not. First the U.S. controlled the diseases that claimed so many workers lives. Then they developed an innovative design for a series of “locks”. Finally their determination paid off when they united the oceans on January 7, 1914. Many Brilliant minds brainstormed and came up with the idea of being able to split continents to make passage for ships. The first man to attempt this feat was Ferdinand de Lesseps. He expected the cost would be around 400 million francs, but he only managed to raise 30 million francs. Work began in 1882 along the route of the 1855 Panama Railroad. The company and the canal were plagued with many troubles. The financial situation was the biggest problem. Several times Lesseps was forced to go collect more funds from his countrymen. He got the money from loans and once he hosted a lottery. Diseases were also be
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Approximate Word count = 1645
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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