The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

What motivated the US to build the Panama Canal?

Review

Unit- Rise of American Power

Multiple Choice

Before he was elected President, how did Theodore Roosevelt distinguish himself as a brave, patriotic hero during the Spanish-American War?

• He courageously led the navy to destroy the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.

• He served as a brilliant diplomat when negotiating the treaty that ended the war

• He commanded a group of volunteers known as the “Rough Riders” who were well-known for victories in Cuba.

Multiple Choice

President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy was used by the United States to

• police the Western Hemisphere

• expand its colonial empire in Africa

• isolate itself from European conflicts

Multiple Choice

Why did construction of the Panama Canal become more important to the United States after the Spanish-American War?

• Congress realized that the key threat to national security came from South America.

• Spain had regained control of its former colonies near the canal route.

• The navy needed a faster way to move ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Open Ended

What were the obstacles that the French faced trying to build the canal?

Multiple Choice

The cartoon illustrates the actions of President Theodore Roosevelt in

• securing the land to build the Panama Canal

• leading troops in the Spanish-American War

• ending the war between Russia and Japan

Multiple Choice

The average toll to get through the Panama canal is

• 12.50

• 450

• 24,000

• 45,000