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Ch.17 Rev. - The Panama Canal
U.S. History - Graves - WBHS
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11th Grade
01/11/2009

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Who said "Speak softly but carry a big stick?"
Definition
Teddy Roosevelt
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What did Teddy Roosevelt call the Navy?
Definition
The Great White Fleet
Term
What was the reason for the building of the Panama Canal?
Definition
a canal was needed through Central America to get the fleet form the Atlantic to the Pacific
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Who was supposed to build the canal? What happened that changed this? Who was now in charge of building it?
Definition
U.S. and Great Britain; Hay-Pauncefote Treaty; U.S.
Term
Where were the two sites that the canal might have been built?
Definition
Panama and Nicaragua
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When Panama was chosen, what country did it belong to at the time?
Definition
Columbia
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How much did the U.S. offer Columbia for Panama? Did Columbia accept the offer?
Definition
$10 million + $250,000 yearly rent; no
Term
Panama wanted independence. Who helped them out and how?
Definition
Teddy Roosevelt sent The Great White Fleet to help
Term
Who staged a revolt in Panama?
Definition
Phillpe Bunau-Varilla and Panama rebels
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it cost? How many people died building it?
Definition
10 years; $390 million; 5,609 lives
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How long is the Panama Canal? How long does it shorten the distance?
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50 miles long; 8,000 nautical miles
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When was the control of the canal given back to Panama?
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December 1999
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How much of cargo that goes through the Panama Canal is from the U.S.
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60%
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