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What were the biggest problems in building the Panama Canal?

A. floods and high winds
B. earthquakes and volcanoes
C. dictators and civil wars
D. mosquitoes and rough terrain

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I think the answer is D
User Linus
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D

The biggest problem was mosquitoes and rough terrain since mosquitoes would spread yellow fever and malaria causing many deaths and the rough terrain was extremely hard to terraform.
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