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    Identification of sources and background on Panama Canal Research Question: Was the creation of the Panama Canal attentive to the environmental implications towards the population or was it solely based on naval power? The Panama Canal is a man-made canal running 48 miles through Panama‚ connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It allows ships to pass through the area with a very complicated system of locks and water-pools. Before the creation of the Panama Canal‚ the only way to get from the east

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    The building of the Panama Canal had impacted the history of the United States. As imperialism continued‚ Panama had sparked an interest to the Land Of Liberty. For the United States Panama could bring a whole new experience in market and trade with other nations. Many people‚ the Americans believed building the aqueduct was a new hope for America’s forthcoming. The Panama canal is a key piece of global force in the United States. The waterway brought many emulation between the US and other countries

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    one of the wonders of world trade‚ which is the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is located in the Republic of Panama‚ a country located in the center of the American continent. this wonder of the engineery serves as a passage for transporting various goods around the world. Also discuss your caracteriasticas and your strategy in world trade. Also talk about your competitors and how these competitors may affect the business of commercial tranport Panama Canal and finally we will touch the issues of

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    Politics Behind Panama Canal. The Panama Canal is a water passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Its idea of construction all started with President Theodore Roosevelt‚ who commissioned its construction in the late nineteenth century. This was an inspiration from the successful construction of the Suez Canal in 1869. The great technological advancement and the huge commercial pressure enhanced the construction of this canal. France was the first to attempt the construction of the canal

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    The Natural Ecosystem of the Panama Canal The Ecosystem of the Panama Canal has gone through many changes over the years since its development. Before the canal was created it was part of a lush and dense rainforest that was full of different species of plants and animals. Around the 16th century a plan was devised to make a passage along the Isthmus of Panama back around 1513 by Vasco Nunez de Balboa when he discovered a narrow strip of land that could connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

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    Years before the US took over the construction of Panama Canal many proposals have been made including that of the King of Spain way back in 1534. However‚ the first effort to make a canal in Panama‚ which is by that time a province of Colombia‚ was made by the French in 1881. The plan was inspired by Ferdinand de Lesseps who was behind the success in the creation of Suez Canal. Due to infrequent visits in the area during dry season‚ de Lesseps’ men were faced with several troubles that came during

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    The Republic of Panama contains a rich history that is deeply involved with international affair because of its location between the Atlantic and Pacific. This location is ideal for a connecting canal to allow ships simple passage‚ rather than sailing to the bottom of the globe and circumventing the tip of South America. The Republic of Panama is also known as an economic focal point for global trade due to its importance as an expedient passage for trading vessels. Despite this Panama did not own the

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    land of Panama The United States government used several covert activities to acquire the land for the Panama Canal‚ such as the Spooner Act. The United States wanted the land of Panama to build a Canal but first the United States need the land from Colombia. The United States became vitally interested in canal projects during the Spanish-American War of 1898. In 1902 the U.S. Congress passed the Spooner Act‚ which was the basic law for the construction of the Panama Canal

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    ABSRACT The Panama Canal Authority is responding to the necessity to accommodate larger ships through the canal; a 5.2 billion dollars investment to deepening and widening the canal is in place and expected to conclude on August 2014. The new infrastructure will affect today shipping dynamics and only a few ports on the East Coast of the United States will be ready to receive the post-Panamax vessels; in this document we will discuss what the Miami (FL)‚ Jacksonville (FL) and Freeport TX) are doing

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    Introduction Panama is a part of American nations. This country locates in the north of Colombia and in the south of Costa Rica. Panama City is the capital city of Panama. Panama has tropical weather. The rainy seasons began from April until December. Many rain forests and mangrove swamplands grow in Panama. (Mapsofworldcom‚ 2015) in early 16th century Panama was under Spanish colony‚ and Panama became independent in 1903. (Robert kelly ‚ c2015) (Googlech‚ 2015) Republic of Panama is divided

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