Panama Canal

Which president was interested in building the Panama Canal?

• McKinley

• Roosevelt

• Taft

• Wilson

Which country owned Panama causing a challenge for the US to build?

• Panama

• Columbia

• Mexico

• France

How did the United States gain access to the area of Panama to build the canal?

• We fought Columbia

• Offered Columbia money & they took it

• Encouraged Panama to rebel to earn their independence

• Fought France to gain control and continue building what they built

Traveling from Florida to California by boat took 67 days. How many days did the Panama Canal reduce travel time?

• From 67 to 40 days

• From 67 to 22 days

• From 67 to 5 days

• From 67 to 50 days

Which year did the Panama Canal open?

• 1904

• 1906

• 1910

• 1914

What was the system created called to lower and raise the water levels for boats traveling from the ocean through the rivers?

• Gates

• Locks

• Canal

• Bridge

Which diseases were challenges for workers who built the Panama Canal?

• Malaria

• Yellow Fever

• Measles

• Flu

What was a negative impact of the United States taking over the Panama Canal project?

• The US did not have enough knowledge about safely building the canal causing many deaths.

• The US refused to allow the people of Panama to use the canal.

• The US brought the idea of segregation among the workers, dividing them in to "Gold" and "Silver" workers

• The US could not figure out how to stop sicknesses like Yellow Fever and Malaria.

What were the two most common dangers while building the canal?

• Drowning

• Mud or landslides

• Explosions

• Hurricanes

Why was the Panama Canal so important to imperialism?

• It created a trade route that all countries could use and the US would make money from.

• It showed the United States was a powerful nation in other countries.

• The United States controlled trade in Latin America

• All of the above