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Discover what it took to build the Panama Canal;and how this colossal construction project changed the region. -- In the 19th century;the California gold rush brought thousands of settlers to America's west coast. But finding gold may have been easier than transporting it back east. The only hope for avoiding a grueling six month wagon journey was to travel the narrowest portion of the continent — the 48-kilometer Isthmus of Panama. Alex Gendler details the creation of the Panama Canal. Lesson by Alex Gendler;directed by Cabong Studios. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/demolition-disease-and-death-building-the-panama-canal-alex-gendler Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/demolition-disease-and-death-building-the-panama-canal-alex-gendler#digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.cabongstudios.com.br/ ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Fernando A. Endo;Courtney Marcott;Anna-Alicia Brooks;Mustafa;Helen Lee;pam morgan;sarim haq;Juan Pablo Rodriguez Morales;ANNE FINE;Gerardo Castro;Siddharth Toshniwal;Justice Boehmer;Michel-Ange Hortegat;Enes Kirimi;Amaury BISIAUX BISIAUX;Aravind C V;ND;Samyogita Hardikar;Vanessa Graulich;Vandana Gunwani;LvL042;Abdulmohsin Almadi;Andrew Brodski;John van den Berg;Anandha Krishnan;Geoffrey Bultitude;Mi Mi;Thomas Rothert;Christopher McVay;Izhari Ishak Aksa;Declan Manning;Javier Aldavaz;Ivan Yeung;Jaime Camacho;Irene Au;Роман Валесюк;LunarQueen;Iza;Brian Elieson;Paul;Grayson Garbarino;Oge O;Weronika Falkowska;Stefano Esposito;Nevin Spoljaric;Yvonne Feijoo;Sid Chanpuriya;Arjay Arcinue Dineros;Anoom Yasmin and Laura Johnson.;Education;panama canal;panama;isthmus of panama;canal locks;canal lock system;california gold rush;maritime passage;suez canal;ferdinand de lesseps;continental divide;excavation;colombia;roosevelt;teddy roosevelt;panama coup;chagres river panama;gatun dam;culebra cut;black caribbean migrants;migrant workers;woodrow wilson;panama canal ownership;education;animation;engineering;history;world trade;alex gendler;cabong studios;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education