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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Stumbling Toward Self-rule.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When asked to clarify the overall U.S. mission, how does McKinley respond?
(a) With very specific answers.
(b) He responds with outright lies.
(c) He does not respond.
(d) With very vague answers.

2. What takes off in Europe and creates a demand for a viable route to the Far East?
(a) Yoga and interest in Eastern religions.
(b) The Asian spice trade.
(c) The Black Death.
(d) A desire for fine China.

3. In mid-1900, what hope is Aguinaldo still holding out?
(a) McKinley can be defeated in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
(b) That McKinley will stand up for his beliefs.
(c) McKinley will win the next election.
(d) McKinley will change his views on the Philippines as a colony.

4. When Woodrow Wilson is elected president, what do Filipinos prematurely assume will happen?
(a) They will gain independence immediately.
(b) They will lose all chances for independence.
(c) Their independence will lag.
(d) Their independence will be hastened.

5. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?
(a) The "Age of Discovery."
(b) The "Age of the Dinosaurs."
(c) The "Age of Enlightenment."
(d) The "Age of Man."

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what does McKinley have no knowledge?

2. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?

3. How do American commanders and troops retaliate?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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