Question 14 (5 points)
The US built the Panama Canal before Panama gained its independence from
Colombia.
True
False

False.

Explanation:

Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia in 1904, which was immediately recognized by the United States. Washington had encouraged it,  actually. The construction of the canal began the same year and the waterway was inaugurated in 1914, ten years later. It´s considered a prodigy of modern engineering.

some women in the middle and upper classes worked as doctors, government officials, or priestesses. both women and men enjoyed a better quality of life the higher they were on the social pyramid. the egyptians believed that their class system created a stable, well-ordered society. each group had its own role to play.

in the 1800s, chinese workers migrated to the united states, first to work in the gold mines, but also to take agricultural jobs, and factory work, especially in the garment industry. chinese immigrants were particularly instrumental in building railroads in the american west, and as chinese laborers grew successful in the united states, a number of them became entrepreneurs in their own right. as the numbers of chinese laborers increased, so did the strength of anti-chinese sentiment among other workers in the american economy. this finally resulted in legislation that aimed to limit future immigration of chinese workers to the united states, and threatened to sour diplomatic relations between the united states and china.