Panama Canal

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What US President was most influential in starting the Panama Canal?

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Teddy Roosevelt

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What date was the canal completed? Options: July 3, 1979, August 14, 1914, April 10, 1900, November 27, 1905

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August 14, 1914

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The canal is a 

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waterway

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The Panama Canal runs through the middle of Panama connecting which two oceans?

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Atlantic and Pacific Ocean

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Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal? Options: to reduce travel time, to speed up trade, to protect from invaders, for fishing

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to reduce travel time

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Why did Americans want to build the Panama Canal?

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Trading and Military Purposes

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What is the importance of canals and why are they constructed? Options: to make more water in the world, to make it easier for people to go from one place to another, to create a waterway connecting one ocean to another ocean and make travel time faster.

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to create a waterway connecting one ocean to another ocean and make travel time faster.

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What was a major problem for building the Panama Canal?

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malaria and yellow fever

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How long is the Panama Canal?

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48 miles

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What was created to help shipping across Panama before the canal was built?

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Railroads