The Vital Construction Project
How does the Panama Canal and the Great Wall and China share different yet similar processes through their construction projects? The projects I have shared are two that have impacted individuals in different scenarios. Ever since they were built, the Panama Canal and the Great Wall of China have been associated with several components that ended up helping the countries that use it. First, the Panama Canal was initiated as an easier source of transportation so that various countries could trade and carry over a massive quantity of provisions. Second, the Great Wall of China was used as a defense mechanism against intruders that wanted to invade the country itself. Finally, both of these projects took an exhausting amount of labor that…show more content… Before it had been built, ships had to manage by going around the tip of South America which was a voyage of thousands of miles. Finally, the French decided that it was time to build the canal but it was not an easy job to manage. They constantly ran into trouble that would prevent them from continuing the work they had originally put in for the canal. "After nearly 20 years of work, the French effort failed when the company went bankrupt.” as stated on paragraph three of the passage named, The Panama Canal. When France had dug themselves into a hole, the United States stepped up to pick up the pieces. A total 80,000 workers with a drive to finish the task and six hundred million dollars had been accommodated until the Panama Canal had finally been finished. On August 15, 1914 the canal had finally opened and from that point on its purpose is still being used with other countries to this present day. Originally, it would take countries three weeks or more to get to their destination. With the Panama Canal, ships would be able to reach their destined location in as little as eight
