Question

Following the Spanish-American War, the United States emerged as a world power. President Theodore Roosevelt followed a foreign policy that suited the United States' new status. He played a key role in building the Panama Canal. Construction of the canal was carried out under the Roosevelt and Taft presidencies. The project was completed in 1914, during the presidency of Woodrow Wilson.

OBJECTIVES

Describe the U.S. role in the Panama Revolution and the building of the Panama Canal.
Instructions
Imagine that you are an American newspaper reporter in 1914. You've been assigned to write a newspaper article on the completion of the Panama Canal. Your article must include a short history of the building of the canal. The article must answer the following questions:

Why was it necessary to build a canal?
What happened to the French project to build the canal?
What was the U.S. role in the Panama Revolution?
What were the provisions of the agreement with Panama giving the United States the rights to build the canal?
What challenges did the United States encounter during the construction of the canal?
What was done to overcome these challenges?
As a newspaper reporter, you also believe that your article should include the following information:

an explanation of how the canal will benefit the United States;
an explanation of how the completion of the canal demonstrates the status of the United States as a world power.
You may use a variety of sources to find information about the history of the Panama Canal to write your newspaper article. The article should be 500 words in length.

Answer 1

@Elsa213

Answer 2

Ew neh

Answer 3

I only had one lesson discussing the Panama Canal and I didn't pay attention.

Answer 4

@BenLindquist boi

Answer 5

lol

Answer 6

What do you know about the Panama Canal?

Answer 7

@Elsa213 it is a canal

Answer 8

Breh

Answer 9

Is there an option 2 for this assignment?

Answer 10

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Is there an option 2 for this assignment?
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no

Answer 11

Boi, just lewking at yewr assignment, I feel liek crying.
Es fudging garbage.

@umm cmere e.e

Answer 12

e.e Wai me?

Answer 13

Becoz yew're smert and Ben lieks yew

Answer 14

LOL.

Ben, do you know anything about it, or neh?

Answer 15

@umm maybe so

Answer 16

Okay, tell me what ye know and we'll see what we could come up with.

Answer 17

@BenLindquist pay attention, chico e.e

Answer 18

Whale, he doofed.
Butt we still got free medals, hehehe

Answer 19

Lel

Answer 20

@Elsa213

Answer 21

Breh

Answer 22

Watchu want? e.e

Answer 23

@Elsa213

Answer 24

Hrmm e.e
Et dun werk for meh