Panama Canal As A Chokepoint

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Term Paper Title	Panama Canal As A Chokepoint
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Panama Canal as a Chokepoint

Truly one of the great engineering feats of all time, the
Canal is an absolute must. 80 kilometers in length, with
some of it hewn from solid rock, the Canal gives passage
to all types of vessels, from huge tankers to the Queen
Elizabeth II.

Designed at the turn of the century and operating since
1914. Even by today's standards it is awesome to see a
container ship gliding through massive locks and past a rain
forest.

The French started a canal in 1880 under De Lesseps,
builder of the Suez Canal, but after 20 years of struggle
with the jungle, disease, financial problems and the sheer
enormity of the project, they were forced to give up.

In 1903 a Frenchman, acting as ambassador of Panama
signed a treaty giving perp...

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