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Where is the canal located?
Panama, Central America
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When did the French go bankrupt?
1889
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Who was president during this time?
Teddy Roosevelt
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How many hours does it take to get across the Canal?
About 8-10 hours
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What does the Suez Canal connect?
The Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea
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How many miles long is the canal?
48 miles
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What year did the French begin construction?
1881
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The US was not approved by the _____ _____ being involved in their government
Colombian government
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What year did plans of the third set of locks begin? What happened shortly after that?
1940, it was soon abandoned
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Who is it now controlled by?
Panama Canal Authority
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Why was the Panama Canal built?
To allow ships to go through North and South America rather than going all the way around
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What diseases did the French contract during the rainy seasons?
Yellow Fever and Malaria
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What was the first treaty between the US and Columbia called?
Hay-Herran Treaty
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How much did the new lane cost?
$5.25 billion
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Where was the Suez Canal located?
Africa
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How many ships entered in 2014
14,702 ships
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Where was the start of the canal?
The Chagres River
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Panama gave the US control of the Panama Canal Zone for how much money?
$10 million
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How many different main parts are in the Canal?
There are 5 different parts
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What did Philippe- Jean Buana- Varilla send to each senator from Nicaragua?
A postage stamp with an erupting volcano on it
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What was the inspiration for the Panama Canal to be built?
The Suez Canal
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Who thought that the volcanoes in Nicaragua were too dangerous?
Phillipe-Jean Bunau- Varilla
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What date did Panama gain their independence from Columbia?
November 3, 1903
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What was the first vessel to cross the Canal?
SS Ancon
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How many cubic meters of land had to be excavated for the canal to be built?
204,900,000