Time 4 Learning Chapter 11 The Panama Canal
You went through the Panama Canal yesterday. Because of a small problem, the trip took two hours longer than usual. How many hours did it take?
10
The Panama Canal opened its gates to the first ship traffic in the year
1914
In what year was control of the Panama Canal given to the people of Panama?
1999
How many people did it take to build the Panama Canal?
45,000 workers
During the Spanish-American War, how long did it take the battleship "Oregon" to get from San Francisco to Cuba?
68 days
What foreign market did American merchants want to reach using the Panama Canal?
Asia
What country owned Panama when the French were building their canal?
Colombia
In 1903, Panama revolted against
Colombia, and the United States signed a treaty with Panama, ensuring Panama's independence, and leasing a strip of land in Panama for a U.S.-controlled canal.
Which U.S. Army engineer was put in charge of the construction of the Panama Canal?
Colonel George Goethals
Which U.S. Army medical officer headed the team that killed thousands of disease-carrying mosquitoes in Panama during the construction of the canal?
Colonel William Gorgas
Who solved the malaria problem in Panama, and how was it done?
Colonel William Gorgas and his workers drained the swamps.
Which country first tried to build a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
France
What body of water is connected to the Canal Zone?
Gatun Lake
What did the treaty between Panama and the United States create, and how long did it last?
It created the Canal Zone, which lasted 96 years.
Why didn't the French company finish building a canal in Panama?
It ran out of money.
What revolution did President Roosevelt support in order to build a canal?
Panama's revolt against Colombia
Which U.S. president was in charge of getting the Panama Canal project underway?
Theodore Roosevelt
How did Colonel George Goethals and his men build the Panama Canal?
They carved through 40 miles of solid rock, and tropical rain forest.
Why was the canal important for American interests in the Philippines?
Warships could travel more easily to defend U.S. territories in the Pacific.
Where did the saying "speak softly, and carry a big stick" come from?
West Africa
Panama and the United States made an agreement that allowed the canal to be built. What kind of agreement?
a treaty
Panama was a logical place to create the canal, because the country is
an isthmus
What did President Roosevelt believe was the best way to deal with foreign countries?
military force
What was the greatest obstacle to workers on the French and American canal projects in Panama?
mosquitoes
The Panama Canal was built to provide a shortcut for ships traveling between
the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
What made the United States a world power?
winning the war with Spain
