Panamanian History

Panama History
Borgmeyer 1
Running Head: History of Panama
Panama History
Traci Borgmeyer
January 17, 2004
INS323
Professor Posko
Panama History
Borgmeyer 2
Panama
Panama historically has had closer ties with the United States than any country in Latin America other than Mexico. The country is known best for the Panama Canal, which the United States built for both military and trade purposes at the start of the 20th century. The United States maintained sovereignty over parts of Panama until 1999. However, the earlier historical issues of Panama will be addressed here.…