robert x
NO, the Americans did
WOOWHO
did the French construct the "PANAMA CANAL " ?
Panama canal ( Wikipedia ) the WATERWAY in Panama that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
FRANCE ... began work on the canal in 1881 ... but STOOPED after Engineering problems and a high worker MORTALITY
.. the United State took over the PROJECT 1904
and the Canal opened in 1914
Anonymous
In the late 19th century there was a French attempt to construct a canal in Panama, along a similar route to that completed by the Americans in 1915. The French attempt was led by Ferdinand de Lesseps, a promoter who had successfully completed the Suez Canal in 1869. The difference between those two canals is that Suez is on the level, no hills, no mountains, nor any canal locks involved - but Panama has medium sized mountains, and a soil type which keeps on slipping down into any cutting made, thus is a far larger engineering undertaking. The French attempt failed, having bankrupted many people in France, about which there was a financial scandal. But some of the excavating work already done by the French was gratefully taken over by the Americans when they started.
Nadia
No, the French attempted but failed to complete the Panama Canal project. The United States constructed the Canal under Theodore Roosevelt.
Nancy
A French company started it, the first $40 million worth. The United States finished it, the last $375 million worth.