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Vocab.
Panama Canal
Important Facts
Government
Radom Trivia
100
He was the governor of Cuba in 1899.
Who is Leonard Wood?
100
The first country to attempt to build the Panama Canal.
What is France?
100
This began in 1823. Cast the U.S. as protector of the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
100
He drafted a new constitution that limited Cuba's independence.
Who is Leonard Wood?
100
The fear of teeth.
What is Odontophobia?
200
This limited Cuba's freedom to make treaties with other countries and authorized the United States to intervene in Cuban affairs as it saw necessary.
What is the Platt Amendment?
200
He helped with the French canal building attempt, so the U.S. hired him to help with the Panama Canal.
Who is Philippe Bunau-Varilla?
200
With this, the U.S. pledged to use armed forces to prevent any European country from seizing Dominican territory.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
200
This required Cuba to sell or lease land to the U.S. for naval bases.
What is the Platt Amendment?
200
This animal can cut up to 216 trees a year.
What is a beaver?
300
The act in which the U.S. promised to protect Cuba from other nations but reserved the right to intervene in Cuban affairs.
What is protectorate?
300
He was the chief engineer and contractor for the Panama Canal.
Who is John F. Stevens?
300
He succeeded Roosevelt and expanded U.S. influence in Latin America.
Who is William H. Taft?
300
This act established that Puerto Ricos governor and upper house of the legislature would be appointed by the U.S.
What is the Foraker Act?
300
Buying and eating ice cream after 6:00pm was once illegal in this country.
What is Newark?
400
He helped build the Panama canal.
Who is Philippe Bunau-Varilla?
400
This President was in officer during the building of the Panama Canal.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
Economic influence for militart force as means of protecting the U.S. interests in Latin America and Asia.
What is the dollar diplomacy?
400
This act granted Puerto Ricans U.S. citizenship and gave them the right to elect both houses of their legislature.
What is the Jones Act?
400
This character in a movie was named Bruce, after Steven Spieldburgs lawyer.
What is the shark from Jaws?
500
This gave the U.S. complete and unending sovereignty over a 10-mile-wide Canal Zone.
What is the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty?
500
This ship was the first to sail through the new Panama Canal.
What is the SS Ancon?
500
This is the number of years U.S. troops stayed in Haiti after the rebellion in 1915.
What is 19?
500
This is the year that Puerto Rico became a self governing commonwealth of the U.S.
What is 1952?
500
This chemical is actually water mixed with lime.
What is calcium hydroxide?