LOL. Listening to Abby's ipod while people finish tests. Then blog discussion. A lot of people, including myself, did the Panama Canal.
So. The gist of the panama canal blogs can be found in mine. Also, the Panama Canal was going to be renovated, I g
Today we are doing blog discussion.
over half the class: Panama Canal:
finishing off the tests then blog discussion over blog #5!
Panama canal is 48 miles long, france started it in the 1880s, They didn't finish it because there was too much dieseases, 10 years to build,
Amillio- born march 23, he was a general, first president and the youngest and the longest, had 5 children,
B
Panama Canal:
US controlled for almost 100 years. Panama has owned it since 1999
What challenges did America face when building it. Costs, dangers, diseases.
Emilio Alguenaldo:
American ally, killed in Phillipino-American War
Rough Riders: Vollunteered so
Today we did blog discussion.
Panama Canal(3-5 people chose this in our class)-saved time and money, transportation for over 12000 ships, 48 miles long, connects Atlantic and Pacific oceans, had to buy land and previous canal and drafting for $100,000
Talked about assinged blog #4 and went over Chapter 10 a little bit
Amy, Zach A., Shelby, and Haley all did the Panama Canal.
Joe- Battles in the Spanish American War.
Philip- Rough Riders
Dustin- Causes of the Spanish-American War. (battle cry was wit
Today we had blog discussion day.
Zach A: Panama Canal
Shelbie P: Panama Canal
Panama Canal- 48 miles long. The canal serves as transportation for over 12,000 ships. Build in 2 stages.
Becka: Emilio- Politician and an independence leader. Philippeans fir
Today bruns still went over chapter 10
Imperialism- extending the countrys power outside the boarders: taking over other countries
Militarism- maintaing a stron military also using it as a threat: Adolf Hitler used this
Nationalism- strive to be Patriot
