View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Roosevelt takes over as acting secretary, he looks at means of overthrowing who in Cuba and the Philippines?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Portuguese.
(d) The Cubans and the Filipinos.

2. Why does Aguinaldo depart to the mainland?
(a) To flee the war.
(b) To meet with Dewey.
(c) To escape the Americans.
(d) To raise an army to fight the Spanish.

3. The term ___________________ is used to mean the worldwide assertion of American power for the "good" of other civilizations.
(a) God's Fate.
(b) Manifest Destiny.
(c) Colonial Power.
(d) Expansionist Desire.

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

5. What effect do modest reforms have on the leaders in the Philippines?
(a) It decreases the power of both the Spanish bureaucrats and the church.
(b) It increases the power of both Spanish bureaucrats and the church.
(c) This limits the power of the Spanish bureaucrats, but actually increases the power of the church.
(d) This limits the power of the church, but actually increases the power of the Spanish bureaucrats.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of relationship exists between the United States and the Philippines?

3. For how long does Spain keep the Philippines in a state of near suspended animation?

4. What is the result of Dewey's cutting the telegraph cable out of Manila?

5. How and when does the huge Philippine sugar trade begin enticing numerous other countries to the area?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 324 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample