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What was the impact of the Panama Canal on U.S. foreign policy?

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In 1904, the UNITED STATES bought the Canal Zone. It wanted to expand its shipping and naval power between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It paid $10 million to PANAMA and $40 million to France. U.S. ENGINEERS decided a canal lock would protectships from landslides in the Andes Mountains.



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