America's aging population was one factor that worked in reagan's favor. many conservative-leaning older americans retired and spread out geographically in the and .

How would the United States benefit from the canal?

The threat worked and a treaty was signed in the fall of 1902. The Treaty gave the U.S. the right to build a canal on a strip six miles wide and 53 miles long. The U.S. would have complete control over the entire area.

Which canal is most important to the United States?

Considered one of the wonders of the modern world, the Panama Canal opened for business 100 years ago this Friday, linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and providing a new route for international trade and military transport.