Panama Canal

The French had first had an idea to build a canal that flowed through narrow parts of the Isthmus. They had faced many difficulties and failed. The United States decided to start where the French had left off on the build of the Panama Canal. The U.S. too faced the same difficulties like engineering difficulties, physical constraints, and deadly diseases.

Engineering Difficulties:

1) Locks

2) Sea-Level Canal

3) Canal Plan

Physical Constraints:

1) Passages and Cuts

2) Weather Conditions

3) Topography

Deadly Diseases:

1) Diseases

2) Mosquito Bites

3) Symptoms and Attack

4) Hospitals

5) Treatments and Cures

6) Preventions