Panama and Latin America

Question 1

How did the Spanish-American War help create support for building the Panama Canal?

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A canal would have helped US ships get to the war more quickly.

Question 2

President Taft’s foreign policy emphasized

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the strength and influence of US businesses and banks.

Question 3

How did the weather affect the building of the Panama Canal?

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The hot, humid weather made the work exhausting.

Question 4

Before building a canal across Central America, the United States needed to buy rights from a company based in which country?

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France

Question 5

What role did President Theodore Roosevelt have in ending the Russo-Japanese War?

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He was a neutral party and played a key role in peace talks.

Question 6

How did President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy differ from Dollar Diplomacy and Moral Diplomacy?

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It emphasized US military strength.

Question 7

The main reason the United States decided to build a canal across Panama instead of Nicaragua was that:

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the land and building rights were less expensive.

Question 8

When the United States decided to build a canal across Central America, Panama was

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a part of Colombia.

Question 9

Which region was most affected by President Theodore Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy?

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Latin America

Question 10

Which word or phrase best describes the part of Panama where the canal was built?

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mountainous ✓ Correct

Panama and Latin America Answers