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From the Ted Talk by Alex Gendler: Demolition, disease, and death Building the Panama Canal

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The United States had been considering building a canal through Nicaragua, but at this point, the chance to succeed where France failed was tempting. paaiaannmn leaders were also eager to complete a canal which would bring their country business and prestige. However, pmanaa was still a part of Colombia at the time, and the country was stalling negotiations with the U.S. Sensing an opportunity, President tdedy Roosevelt went straight to the Panamanians. With encouragement and military support from the U.S., Panama launched a coup in 1903. Within days, they became an ipneeeddnnt nation and signed a teraty to begin csntocitruon of the cnaal.

Open Cloze


The United States had been considering building a canal through Nicaragua, but at this point, the chance to succeed where France failed was tempting. __________ leaders were also eager to complete a canal which would bring their country business and prestige. However, ______ was still a part of Colombia at the time, and the country was stalling negotiations with the U.S. Sensing an opportunity, President _____ Roosevelt went straight to the Panamanians. With encouragement and military support from the U.S., Panama launched a coup in 1903. Within days, they became an ___________ nation and signed a ______ to begin ____________ of the _____.

Solution


  1. treaty
  2. canal
  3. construction
  4. independent
  5. teddy
  6. panamanian
  7. panama

Original Text


The United States had been considering building a canal through Nicaragua, but at this point, the chance to succeed where France failed was tempting. Panamanian leaders were also eager to complete a canal which would bring their country business and prestige. However, Panama was still a part of Colombia at the time, and the country was stalling negotiations with the U.S. Sensing an opportunity, President Teddy Roosevelt went straight to the Panamanians. With encouragement and military support from the U.S., Panama launched a coup in 1903. Within days, they became an independent nation and signed a treaty to begin construction of the canal.

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Important Words


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  6. colombia
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  30. prestige
  31. roosevelt
  32. sensing
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  34. stalling
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  37. succeed
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  42. treaty
  43. united