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Teddy Roosevelt

President of the U.S. who had the Panama Canal built. He aquired land to build the canal by helping Panama gain independence. It was his dream to build the canal.

William Gorgas

He was an army doctor who controlled mosquitoes around the canal that carried malaria and yellow fever.

What was the opportunity cost to take this test?

That I would get a good grade on the test instead of doing something else with my time.

Tariff

A tax on foreign goods brough into a country

International trade

Exchange of capital goods and services across international borders and territories

trade barrier

Any government policy that restricts international trade (tariff, embargo)

scarcity

Human wants will always exceed the resources available to fulfill those wants

exports

Trade product sent to markets outside of a country

imports

Trade products brought into a country

specialization

the act of making something suitable for a special purpose

interdependence

mutually dependent; depending on each other

isthmus

narrow strip of land that connects two bigger pieces of land

canal

man-made waterway built to allow boats to cross a stretch of land

How did we get the Panama Canal

By helping the Panamanian's overthrow the Columbian government

Why did the U.S. want the Panama Canal built

The U.S. wanted to avoid going around South America and insure less time for U.S. Naval ships to travel and protect U.S. possessions around the world

Who owned the land (used for Panama Canal) originally

Columbia

What problems occured while building the canal

The workers suffered yellow fever and malaria carried by mosquitoes.

What has happed with the Panama Canal over the last 30-40 years

In recent years the U.S. has signed two treaties turning over the Panama Canal to the republic of Panama in the year 2000. Making the Panama Canal bigger is still needed.

What are the geographical features of the canal

Swamps, mountains and dense rain forests

Jimmy Carter

President that signed the Panama Canal Treaty in Sept. 7, 1977. This moved U.S. military bases from the country and rellenquished U.S. control over the canal.

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What events led to the eventual building of the Panama Canal?

The Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901 abrogated the earlier Clayton-Bulwer Treaty and licensed the United States to build and manage its own canal. Following heated debate over the location of the proposed canal, on June 19, 1902, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of building the canal through Panama.

What disease posed a challenge as the United States began work on the Panama Canal quizlet?

The control of malaria was vital for the construction of the Panama Canal.

How did the US intervene in order to get the canal built in Panama quizlet?

In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt supported a pro-American uprising by sending warships to Panama to prevent the Colombians from quashing the insurrection. Roosevelt quickly recognized the new government of Panama and signed a treaty with it, gaining the right to build the Panama Canal.

When did the United States decide to build a canal?

The Panama Canal was first developed following the failure of a French construction team in the 1880s, when the United States commenced building a canal across a 50-mile stretch of the narrow Panama isthmus in 1904.