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The Panama Canal
How do you get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean? A Canal!!!
The French…•1880s – French began a canal
•After 10 years, they abandoned the project
•20,000 deaths•$280 million
US steps in…•1901 John Hay talks w/ Columbia
•1903 treaty drafted–Columbia got $250,000 yearly & $10 million up front
–US got 99 year lease on 6-mile strip of land
Columbian Senate
•Columbian Senate holds out for better terms
•T. Roosevelt was angry and withdrew treaty
Meanwhile…•A revolution is brewing in Panama against Columbia
•Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Rebellion•Nov 3, 1903 rebels set up new government
•US recognizes the government at once
Back to the Canal
Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gave US complete, unending sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide canal zone
Construction Timeline
1904 work begins–Laborers face harsh conditions and shortages of workers and materials
1905 –Outbreak!!
Mosquitoes led to the spread of yellow fever and malaria
1906 Yellow Fever almost eliminated
1913Malaria under control
Construction Continues
Canal Finished!
1914 SS Ancon
How does it work?