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I think the role that the Panama Canal will play in the United States' future militaristic endeavors is of a strategic place to move its navy ships from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, to keep control of its economic and political interests in many regions of the world.
Let's have in mind that the Panama Canal was strategically used by the US military during World War II. It served as a canal to shorten distances and deliver war supplies to many regions.
One of the most important or monumental infrastructure works in modern history is the Panama Canal in Central America.
The construction that the French started in 1881 had to be finished by the United States, whose workers started to finish the project in 1904 and remarkably finish it in 1914. The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and since, has improved world trade. Indeed, it is an example of great engineering.