https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m It's nice wit it en-us 2018-03-13 13:28:41 UTC 2026-03-01 11:58:04 UTC hello@padlet.com 1411152 https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/241915215 The Panama Canal was started by a French company 1882. Panama was chosen because it had the smallest strip of land that separated the Caribbean Sea and Pacific. The company did not have efficient equipment and many workers died of disease. The U.S bought the land from the French company soon after. In 1903 the U.S signed a treaty with Panama that gave them control of the canal and ten miles of land around it. The U.S was interested in the economic opportunities of the canal and the shortened travel times for ships. Construction of on the canal ended in 1914, and the canal was open for use.  ]]> 2018-03-14 14:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/241915215 1411152 https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/241925426 The construction of the Panama Canal took ten years, starting in 1904. The process to build the canal was long and dangerous. One of the largest issues was Malaria and Yellow Fever, both killed many workers before ways to prevent the diseases were discovered. Another problem was the rock and land slides that frequently occurred. Panama has a lot of rain throughout the year and these rains would soften the ground and cause land slides. Land slides were very dangerous because they would bury many people, also the canal would be refilled with the land that was just dig out, negating months of work. ]]> 2018-03-14 15:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/241925426 1411152 https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/242142288 By the 1970's the U.S had ownership of the canal for over 50 years. In that time, the usefulness of the canal declined. Many of the larger ships, like navy ships, and oil tankers, were too big to go through the canal. This lack of productivity, and an increased disdain for the American presence in Panama led to another treaty being signed. In 1977 the U.S and Panama agreed to give ownership of the canal to Panama by 2000. The transfer of the canal actually happened on December 31, 1999; Panama now had full control of the canal with no American intervention. ]]> 2018-03-14 23:49:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1411152/vbg56dez5m8m/wish/242142288