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What does the Panama Canal connect?
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The Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
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Who had the first idea? When? Why?
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Spain in the 1500s (16th century) Because gold was not moving fast enough back to Europe because they had to go all the way around the Americas
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Who was the first to actually start building? Why did they stop?
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France started building, but they stopped because it was expensive, they were in the middle of a war, and they were getting attacked by native tribes and a big reason was because so many people had died from mosquitos carrying yellow fever and malaria.
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Who built it?
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The U.S. in 1904 when Theodore Roosevelt was president.
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How long did it take them?
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10 years, from 1904 to 1914. (They originally thought it would take 15 years)
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How did they overcome the problems the French faced?
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William Gorgas, a U.S. army physitician invented vaccines and mosquito nets to stop the deaths from yellow fever and malaria, and drained swamp to avoid mudslides
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How long did the U.S. control the Panama Canal?
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From 1914-1979, then in 1979, when Jimmy Carter was president, we jointly controlled it. Then finally Panama got full control in 1999
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How many miles do save by going through the Panama Canal?
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7,800 miles are saved on the average trip.
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Name some of the problems facing the building of the Panama Canal?
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Diease (yellow fever and malaria), mudslides, geography (going through mountainous areas and rainforests), native attacks, and financial backing?
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How was Panama able to get the canal?
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Panama had to rebel against Colombia (who ruled them in 1904) to get the canal because they did not agree with it. We gave them supplies for war.
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