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What were the main points of debate regarding the construction of the Panama Canal?
Where to build it, how to pay for it, and who would control it
What were the global trade implications of building the Panama Canal?
Cutting Atlantic-to-Pacific voyage time by one-third and eliminating a hazardous journey around the tip of South America
When did President Ulysses S. Grant call for the construction of the Panama Canal?
1869
What challenges did the private French effort to cross Panama face?
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In which country was Panama located when the private French effort to cross it began?
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What was the primary reason for the interest in building an interoceanic canal across the Central American isthmus?
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What led to the bankruptcy of the Compagnie Universelle du Canal Interocéanique in 1889?
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Who called for the construction of a canal connecting the Pacific and the Caribbean through the isthmus of Panama?
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What was the main obstacle faced by the private French effort to cross Panama?
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What did the completion of the Panama Canal aim to achieve?
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What were some of the challenges faced by the private French effort to build the Panama Canal?
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Why was the completion of the Panama Canal significant in terms of global trade?
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Who initiated the construction of a canal connecting the Pacific and the Caribbean through the isthmus of Panama?
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What were the main points of debate regarding the construction of the Panama Canal?
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What were the interests of the British, the French, and Americans before the construction of the Panama Canal?
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