8. Panama Canal
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Summarize the greatest impact that the opening of the Panama Canal had on the United States and/or the world.
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The construction of the Panama Canal ended on August 15, 1907. The artificial waterway shortened the length of travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans by providing a water route through the Americas via the Isthmus of Panama. Prior to the opening of the Panama Canal goods either had to be shipped around South America or directed by land routes across the