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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Imperial Democracy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the explorer looking for when he discovered the Philippines?
(a) Territory to own.
(b) People to convert to Christianity.
(c) A spice route to the Indies.
(d) Friends.

2. Where else do the Portuguese aggressively explore over the next ten years?
(a) Samaria, Chile, and even Argentina.
(b) Ethiopia, India, and even Bermuda.
(c) Sumatra, China, and even Japan.
(d) Egypt, The Ivory Coast, and even Barbados.

3. What has happened to McKinley's inauguration pledge to not seek to gain territory beyond the borders of the United States?
(a) It has not been forgotten.
(b) It has been long forgotten.
(c) It has strengthened.
(d) It is struggling to exist.

4. When do the Portuguese explore the West African coast and round the continent itself?
(a) 1587.
(b) 1687.
(c) 1787.
(d) 1487.

5. Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
(a) A Filipino insurgent.
(b) A Spanish Friar.
(c) A friend of McKinley's.
(d) A Filipino politician.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the mid 1800s, the American desire to become a world power and be taken seriously _____________.

2. Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers and _________________ find themselves oddly on the same side of the expansionism issue.

3. The _____________ view surpasses the expansionism view for most of the remainder of the 1800s.

4. How has the Filipino perception of the United States changed over the years?

5. Why does a rebellion in Cuba get much attention in the United States?

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