Question

A finer body of men has never been gathered by any nation than the men who have done the work of building the Panama Canal; the conditions under which they have lived and have done their work have been better than in any similar work ever undertaken in the tropics.

–Theodore Roosevelt

Read the quote by Theodore Roosevelt. What were the conditions under which the canal laborers lived and worked? Check all that apply.

sniper attacks
malaria and yellow fever
drought
heat and humidity
mudslides

Answer 1

The conditions under which the canal laborers lived and worked included:

- malaria and yellow fever
- heat and humidity
- mudslides

Sniper attacks and drought were not typically cited as conditions faced by the laborers during the construction of the Panama Canal.