Question
An anti-American riot in this modern-day country in 1865 began after Jack Oliver attempted to take a slice of watermelon without paying for it. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this country where the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty granted the US the rights to a “canal zone” in 1903.
ANSWER: Panama [or Republic of Panama; accept Panama Canal; accept Panama Canal Zone]
[10h] Anti-American sentiments in Panama reached a fever pitch after a Panamanian flag was torn in the Canal Zone, causing this 1964 riot during which protestors tore down the Panama Canal’s “fence of shame.”
ANSWER: Martyrs’ Day [or Día de los Mártires; prompt on Flag Incident or Flag Protests]
[10m] Panama attempted to re-establish diplomatic ties with the United States through a series of 1977 treaties signed by Jimmy Carter and this Panamanian leader.
ANSWER: Omar Torrijos (“toh-REE-hohs”) [or Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera; accept Torrijos–Carter Treaties]
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