巴拿马运河是连接太平洋和大西洋的重要航运要道。从十六世纪在中美洲开凿运河主张的提出,到1914年运河通航,历经300多年。巴拿马运河重要的经济、军事地位使各国都觊觎它。尤其是美国,始终虎视眈眈。美国在巴拿马运河的选址与开凿过程中是如何干涉的?巴拿马运河又是如何落入美国手中的?文章将对这两个问题进行探析。一、美国与英国的争夺欧洲列强和美国希望通过连接太平洋与大西洋的运河来 The Panama Canal is an important gateway to the Pacific and the Atlantic. From the proposal of digging a canal in Central America in the 16th century to the opening of the canal in 1914, it has lasted for more than 300 years. The important economic and military status of the Panama Canal makes it all over the world. Especially the United States, always eyeing. How does the United States intervene in the location and excavation of the Panama Canal and how the Panama Canal falls into the hands of the United States? The article will examine both these issues. I. Scramble between the United States and Britain The European powers and the United States hope that by connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic canals