The Panama Canal's greatest benefit was its effect on transportation between the east and west coasts of the U.S. The main benefit for Panama of canal construction was <u>the introduction of new healthcare technologies.</u>
<em>➢</em><u><em>World </em><em>power</em></u> <em>was consistent with maritime power. Americans knew they needed this to move ships from east to west quickly. If they did that, they would control power because they would control the oceans. The Canal was a geopolitical strategy to make the United States the most powerful nation on earth</em><em>eart</em>