Demolition, disease, and death: Building the Panama Canal - Alex Gendler
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Date: 2021-04-27
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It's really annoying how these videos often ignore the incredible damage Europe and the US have done to Afro-Indigenous communities. So many Afro-Caribbeans DIED just so that the West could steal gold from their land, and all you guys can do is make one lazy passive mention of how Afro-Caribbeans were exploited? No mention of how it was wrong that the canal was built in the first place? No mention of how the canal allowed the US to become one of the biggest oppressive colonial powers? No mention of how Panama's population was made up of people who descended from chattel slavery? AND no mention of how this greed for gold destroyed the ecosystem and environment? Stop centering the West in historical retellings. Do better.
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It's really annoying how these videos often ignore the incredible damage Europe and the US have done to Afro-Indigenous communities. So many Afro-Caribbeans DIED just so that the West could steal gold from their land, and all you guys can do is make one lazy passive mention of how Afro-Caribbeans were exploited? No mention of how it was wrong that the canal was built in the first place? No mention of how the canal allowed the US to become one of the biggest oppressive colonial powers? No mention of how Panama's population was made up of people who descended from chattel slavery? AND no mention of how this greed for gold destroyed the ecosystem and environment? Stop centering the West in historical retellings. Do better.
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Hollow
Many Panamanians actually voted against the pacts, since 22 years was a long time to wait for full control of the canal, and the rare opportunity to vote against the Government for its shortcomings on all sorts of issues.
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Many Panamanians actually voted against the pacts, since 22 years was a long time to wait for full control of the canal, and the rare opportunity to vote against the Government for its shortcomings on all sorts of issues.
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Venkata
There had been several attempts to build way there but due to harsh weather
And also the cost of the project made this plan get into sideline. Because cost of lives can never be fulfilled.
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There had been several attempts to build way there but due to harsh weather
And also the cost of the project made this plan get into sideline. Because cost of lives can never be fulfilled.
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KL4PP3D_
We appreciate the narrators' voices but we should also appreciate the animators' hard work. they have so much animation to create but and they also upload consistently!
Love Ted-ed
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We appreciate the narrators' voices but we should also appreciate the animators' hard work. they have so much animation to create but and they also upload consistently!
Love Ted-ed
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Seemi
Sorry for being a little nerdy here In exchange of what did USA hand over the authority of the canal to panama? / In exchange of what did USA did the construction of the expensive canal?
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Sorry for being a little nerdy here In exchange of what did USA hand over the authority of the canal to panama? / In exchange of what did USA did the construction of the expensive canal?
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inaliann
- Where Panama Canal is located?
- I don't know.
- Where Great wall of China is located?
- In China.
- Correct. Where Panama Canal is located?
- I don't know.
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- Where Panama Canal is located?
- I don't know.
- Where Great wall of China is located?
- In China.
- Correct. Where Panama Canal is located?
- I don't know.
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Alex
About 27, 000 people died to make this canal. I wish they'd punished the people responsible for those deaths. Especially that arrogant and negligent French diplomat.
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About 27, 000 people died to make this canal. I wish they'd punished the people responsible for those deaths. Especially that arrogant and negligent French diplomat.
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internet
Funny how America doesn't want Canada's own, natural water, which has no international conflicts or humanitarian purposes, to belong to Canada. JUST USE PANAMA.
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Funny how America doesn't want Canada's own, natural water, which has no international conflicts or humanitarian purposes, to belong to Canada. JUST USE PANAMA.
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30Minutes
I appreciate how Ted-Ed reveals the hidden gems that we should take note of. A good several minutes to watch their videos is worth your time guaranteed
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I appreciate how Ted-Ed reveals the hidden gems that we should take note of. A good several minutes to watch their videos is worth your time guaranteed
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Hobo
Last time I was this early, the only way to get a large ship from one side of the Americas to the other was to go around the southern tip of South America
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Last time I was this early, the only way to get a large ship from one side of the Americas to the other was to go around the southern tip of South America
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