Imperialism Project by Mary Cyckowski https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84 Panama Canal Zone en-us 2018-03-13 15:06:33 UTC 2024-05-23 15:31:01 UTC hello@padlet.com What were some of the techniques in Panama used to improve the health of the Panama workers? 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241618086 Some of the techniques used for disease prevention were treating the bodies of water by using oil and insecticide, fumigating houses, inspecting items for mosquito eggs, and quarantining the sick.]]> 2018-03-13 20:23:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241618086 How was the Construction of the Panama Canal affected by disease and medical discoveries? 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241621587 The Panama Canal zone was affected by diseases such as yellow fever and malaria killing and hurting thousands of workers from the Panama Canal Zone. In order to prevent this, a Doctor Gorgas proved that the diseases were spread by female mosquito carriers. This eliminated the issue of workers being ridden with disease, allowing for construction of the Canal to continue.]]> 2018-03-13 20:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241621587 How did the Panama citizens react to the American Canal workers? 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241629177 Due to Americans having more power in the area due to their agreement with Panama in 1903,  citizens of Panama began to distrust the American citizens and even speak out against the United States, such as Francisco

Garcia Calderón. There was also tension between Panamanian canal workers due to unequal treatment of workers on the "silver" roll.

]]> 2018-03-13 20:54:54 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241629177 What were lives of families and workers during the Panama Canal construction like? 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241636642 During the construction of the Panama Canal, families were able to obtain resources such as cars and medicine for the same prices in America, making their lives more convenient. However, a major issue with construction was the treatment of African American Workers. During the construction, a "Gold" and "Silver" roll were used in order to justify unequal treatment between races, causing African American workers to encounter segregation and have to begin to demand equality.]]> 2018-03-13 21:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241636642 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241638533 2018-03-13 21:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241638533 1660913 https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241638919 2018-03-13 21:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/1660913/rlrsh6ifly84/wish/241638919