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Analyze the economic, military, and security motivations of the United States to complete the Panama Canal as well as major obstacles involved in its construction.
Standard #: SS.912.A.4.4
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Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: American History
Standard: Demonstrate an understanding of the changing role of the United States in world affairs through the end of World War I.
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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  • SS.912.A.4.AP.4 # Identify an economic, military, and security reason why the United States completed the Panama Canal and the challenges that were faced during its construction.
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Original Student Tutorial
  • Territorial Behaviors # In this interactive tutorial, learn the history behind the different territories that belong to the United States, including those that have become states, like Alaska and Hawaii, and those that haven't, like Puerto Rico and American Samoa. You'll also learn about America's role in the construction of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Zone the U.S. controlled.
Tutorials
  • Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal # Learn how President Theodore Roosevelt spearheaded America's creation of the Panama Canal, the waterway that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and revolutionized global transportation.
  • 60-Second Presidents: Theodore Roosevelt # View a brief, funny video about our 26th President, Theodore Roosevelt, the progressive, trustbuster, and canal builder!
  • Crash Course U.S. History: Progressive Presidents # In this tutorial video, you'll take a whirlwind journey through the Progressive Era. You'll specifically look at the domestic and foreign policies of 3 presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, William H. Taft, and Woodrow Wilson, all of whom had progressive ideas about how government should be operated. Enjoy this "crash course" in U.S. History!
Original Student Tutorials Social Studies - U.S. History - Grades 9-12
  • Territorial Behaviors # In this interactive tutorial, learn the history behind the different territories that belong to the United States, including those that have become states, like Alaska and Hawaii, and those that haven't, like Puerto Rico and American Samoa. You'll also learn about America's role in the construction of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal Zone the U.S. controlled.
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