Effects++of+the+Canal+on+the&nbsp;World


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=The Effects of the Canal on the World=

The Panama Canal effected the world in areas such as transportation and trade. It effectively created a shorter route between the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. The canal can accomodate ships carrying up to 65,000 tons of cargo which shortens trips by large amounts of time. This large capacity for tons of cargo also helps the economy of Panama, because more ships can use the Canal to get across to the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans. "For centuries, international commerce through the Western Hemisphere had been stymied by the lack of an easy sea route. To travel from the U.S. East Coast to the West Coast, for instance, required a voyage all the way around the southern tip of South America, an inefficient means of transportation at best. Engineers had long been tempted by the fact that in parts of Central America, the distance between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans is just a few miles" ([|After 85 Years of Control]). During the ages of [|World War I] and [|World War II], the Panama Canal was used by American ships to get their troops across towards Europe. Without the accomodation of the Canal, the ships would have had arrived much later or the troops might not have come at all. "The canal proved an immediate strategic and commercial success, giving the United States virtual control over shipping between Europe and Asia. If America entered into hostilities with another nation, as it did Germany in both world wars, it could prevent access to ships from that country" ([|After 85 Years of Control]). In these ways, the Panama Canal largley effected the past world, and continues to effect our world today. Without it, trade and transportation between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans would suffer imensely. ([|Panama Canal Route])