The Panama Canal

Question 1

What US president later wanted to build the canal

Answer 1

Theodore Roosevelt

Question 2

Who did he offer $10 million plus a yearly payment for the ability to build the canal

Answer 2

Panama, a province in Columbia

Question 3

What did president Roosevelt encourage

Answer 3

A revolution for the Panamanians to break away from Columbia

Question 4

After the U.S. Helped Panama gain independence what did panama do

Answer 4

Gave the U.S. A ten mile wide zone where they could build the canal

Question 5

What were challenges in building the canal

Answer 5

American engineers struggled with floods and heat, spread of diseases killed thousands of workers

Question 6

What was the impact of the canal

Answer 6

It was one of the worlds greatest engineering accomplishments, and opened up a worldwide trade route between the Atlantic and pacific

Question 7

Who first tried to build the Panama Canal but failed

Answer 7

The French