Question

Based on Source 2, what were immediate challenges that the United States had to plan for in order for construction in the Panama Canal Zone to progress? Select FOUR correct answers.

Answer 1

The United States had to plan for building infrastructure, combating diseases, developing a lock-system, and excavating earth in order for construction in the Panama Canal Zone to progress.

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on Source 2, the immediate challenges that the United States had to plan for in order for construction in the Panama Canal Zone to progress were:

1. Building infrastructure such as housing, cafeterias, warehouses, and machine shops
2. Implementing fumigation systems and mosquito nets to combat malaria and yellow fever
3. Developing a lock-system for the canal instead of a sea-level canal
4. Excavating over 170 million cubic yards of earth using rail-mounted steam shovels