to

Pacific Ocean.

Alim Uçar

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CARIBBEAN SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN

Trials to passfrom

Caribbean Sea

Study the

developments

in building of

a canal on

the Panama

Istmus.

PANAMA ISTHMUS

CARIBBEAN SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN

First enterprise to open a canal, the effect of America on the canal buildingand the end of building.

CARIBBEAN SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN

U.S.A.

$ $

22000

The money for the canal

building was misused and because of

yellow fever, 22000 negro workers

died... (to 2)

THE PANAMA CANAL

COMPANY

...(from 1) Therefore, the canal building was stopped and the French company for the canal was closed.

U.S.A.

SPAIN

ISTHMUS

America realised the need of a canal crossing the Isthmus, within the war against Spain... Then...(to 4)

COLOMBIA

ISTHMUS(from 3)

Although the Colombian Government didn’t give permission to U.S.A. to build a canal crossing the Isthmus... (to 5)

THE REPUBLIC OF PANAMA

COLOMBIA

(from 4) America supported Panamians to found their own republic and to secess from Colombia.

ISTHMUS

10 miles

By a treaty in 1904, the control of lands of 5 miles from both sides of The Canal Zone was left to U.S.A. Government... (to 7)

1904

$ $

(from 6)

Then, by the money from U.S.A. treasure, the building started in 1904 and lasted 10 years...

(to 8)1904

CARIBBEAN SEA

PACIFIC OCEAN

(from 7) Therefore, the canal was opened for transmissions between the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean in 1914.1914

YELLOW FEVER

It is an illness which is caused by viruses and can lead the patient to die.

THE FRENCH COMPANY

This company has built the Suez Canal by success before.

THE SUEZ CANAL

THE SUEZ CANAL COMPANY

ISTHMUS

PACIFIC OCEAN

CARIBBEAN SEA

ISTHMUS

It is the land between two seas, The Caribbean Sea and The Pacific Ocean.

22000

22000 NEGRO

WORKERS

These 22000 workers were all black people from England.

ENGLAND