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| United States President Theodore Roosevelt wanted to build a canal across Panama to facilitate shipping of goods and to allow ships to move swiftly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in case of military threat. The canal, shown here under construction, was completed in 1914. | ||||||
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