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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Manuel Amador send a coded telegram to on October 28, 1903?

2. Theodore Roosevelt times his visit to experience it when?

3. Crews respond by competing how to top the published excavation statistics?

4. Why, on November 1, 1903, do Manuel Amador and a colleague let Colonel James Shaler know Colombian troops are approaching?

5. "Adventure by Trigonometry" is the subtitle of Chapter 12, detailing how the U.S. moves from what to what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is occurring during the initial stage of U.S. efforts in Panama that culminates in a 1905 event?

2. Which of the three presidents that the Panama Canal is built under is most crucial to it?

3. What critical event can be associated with Theodore Roosevelt and the date of January 4, 1904?

4. Where does David McCullough get his subtitle for Chapter 12?

5. Why is Colonel William Crawford Gorgas sent to Panama?

6. On what issue in the Canal Zone does Theodore Roosevelt place his utmost priority?

7. What does George Washington Goethals do after the canal is completed?

8. What is the social life like in Panama for canal workers during Goethals' time?

9. What would be an accurate description of John Stevens, the second chief engineer in Panama?

10. What is the design of the largest moving part of the canal system?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dr. William Crawford Gorgas is the U.S. Army's foremost expert on tropical diseases when he is assigned to Panama. Where does he receive his training and his experience? From whom does he gain cooperation at Panama, and from whom does he encounter opposition? What are his biggest medical battles? What sorts of problems and why? What successes does he achieve in Panama? How long is he assigned to Panama?

Essay Topic 2

Ferdinand de Lesseps was successful in getting the Suez Canal completed in ten years. Why was Compagnie Universelle attempt in the Panama a failure? What factors that he has control over does he fail to address? What matters are out of his hands? Hindsight is 20/20, but what should he have done differently? Was there any way for de Lesseps to pull Panama off successfully?

Essay Topic 3

David McCullough reports that the second Hay-Pauncefote Treaty is the most important of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. Why does Roosevelt disapprove of the initial treaty? How does he demonstrate his objections? Why does Roosevelt state he is "delighted" by the November 18, 1901 signing of the revised treaty?

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