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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. Who outmaneuvers the Panamanians into giving the U.S. greater rights in the Canal Zone than it wants?
2. A Panamanian National Constitutional Convention is held on January 15, 1904, and a National Assembly elects whom as President?
3. George W. Goethals allows employees to air grievances where?
4. Modest progress is made under Chief Engineer John Findley Wallace, but ends when a medley of tropical diseases results in a "Great Panic" and exodus of American engineers in what year?
5. No sitting President has left the country before, so what is the reaction when Theodore Roosevelt announces he will visit Panama?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the initial Chief Engineer, John F. Wallace, let go?
2. What is occurring during the initial stage of U.S. efforts in Panama that culminates in a 1905 event?
3. What is the focus of attention from 1907-1913?
4. George Washington Goethals did not have the easy way with people as his predecessor John Stevens did, so what steps did he take for effective leadership?
5. Why is Colonel William Crawford Gorgas sent to Panama?
6. What is traffic like following opening of the canal?
7. Where does David McCullough get his subtitle for Chapter 12?
8. What critical event can be associated with Theodore Roosevelt and the date of January 4, 1904?
9. Rather than shutting the project down, what are some of the thing implemented by the authoritative new chairman of the ICC, Theodore Perry Shonts?
10. What is historically significant for Panama about January 15, 1904?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
John Wallace is the first chief engineer for the American project at Panama. Why is he selected? What is his background? What pluses and what minus does he bring? What successes does he achieve, and what failures occur on his watch, this initial period? Why does he leave the job?
Essay Topic 2
In 1884, at age 26, Phillippe Banau-Varilla is put in charge of operations at the Culebra and Pacific end of the Panama Canal. When the director general and his assistant resign, Banau-Varilla becomes acting head of the Panama project until 1886. Why do they place so young an individual in such important leadership positions? What education and experience does he have? How well is he able to perform? What happens when a permanent director general arrives? Where does Banau-Varilla go?
Essay Topic 3
The last chief engineer is George Washington Goethals. He is a model officer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Does he operate under a military regime approach? Does he use the methods of either John Stevens or John Wallace? What are some of the techniques he utilized to achieve success with the project itself? What approaches did he take for success with those on his payroll?
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