Spanish American War/Panama Canal

Where is the Panama Canal located?

• all of Central America
• Panama
• South America
• the Carribbean

Where is the Panama Canal located?

• all of Central America
• Panama
• South America
• the Carribbean

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

• Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
• Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic and Pacific Ocean
• Carribean Sea and Pacific Ocean

What is the importance of canals and why are they constructed?

• 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.

Who owns the Panama Canal zone?

• The U.S.
• Russia
• Britian
• Germany

What was a major problem for building the Panama Canal.

• malaria and yellow fever
• walrus attacks
• poisoned water

Which president authorized the building of Panama Canal?

• Theodore rosevelt
• Obama
• Abraham Lincoln
• Thomas Jefferson

How long is the Panama Canal?

• 10 miles
• 30 miles
• 48 miles
• 100 miles

Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

• to reduce travel time
• to speed up trade
• to protect from invaders
• for fishing

What  happened on February 17, 1898 that upset many Americans?

• Theodore Roosevelt became president.
• The USS Maine was sunk near Cuba.
• Upton Sinclair published a book called The Jungle
• The transcontinental railroad was built.