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How did the United States get access to the Canal Zone in Panama?

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The Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty signed, granting the United States a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama and the right to build and fortify the Panama Canal. United States acquires control of the Panama Canal Zone for $10 million from Panama. ... Panama adopts the US dollar as its currency

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