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There were perhaps over 45,000 workers working at different times on the canal. In total there were about, oh workers from perhaps 40 different countries. It is said you can go into the top of the hill and you can see all the nations of the world represented. The u. S. Was always interested in trying to find a short route to the west. And that became more apparent during the spanishamerican war. One ship was asked to go to fight in cuba. So it left san francisco. On the west coast. And it took two months to reach cuba. By the time it reached cuba, the war was basically over. So that gave new impetus for the idea of finding a way a short way to unite both coasts. Because it became, you know, apparent and particularly now for the u. S. Who had a two ocean navy. So it needed to have a route to cross from one ocean to the other. And so in 1903, when panama was fighting for its independence the u. S. Supported the rebels. And it bought the construction rights from the French Canal Company f

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