Panama Canal

Panama Canal

Assessment

Interactive Video

Social Studies

11th Grade

Medium

Created by

Hannah Moran

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason the French failed in their attempt to build the Panama Canal?

They couldn't find enough workers.

They faced constant landslides and diseases.

They ran out of money.

They were stopped by the Colombian government.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the United States decide to support Panama's independence from Colombia?

To gain control over the Panama Canal project.

To establish a military base in Panama.

To stop Colombia from building their own canal.

To help Panama become a stronger nation.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Americans plan to overcome the challenge of the Continental Divide?

By building a series of locks to raise and lower ships.

By rerouting the canal around the mountain.

By digging a tunnel through the mountain.

By constructing a bridge over the mountain.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What natural feature did the Americans use to supply water for the canal locks?

The Amazon River

The Chagres River valley

The Atlantic Ocean

The Pacific Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the telegraph signal from President Woodrow Wilson in 1913?

It marked the start of the canal construction.

It triggered the explosion that completed the canal.

It signaled the end of World War I.

It announced Panama's independence.