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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, America Goes Global.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the mid 1800s, the American desire to become a world power and be taken seriously _____________.
(a) Shrinks.
(b) Grows.
(c) Ends.
(d) Begins.

2. What explorer first finds the Philippines?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Franz Ferdinand.
(c) Ferdinand Magellan.
(d) Vasco da Gama.

3. Soon, what happens to the local chiefs regarding their people?
(a) They are corrupted by the process and work with the Spaniards against their citizenry.
(b) They flee the country and leave their people defenseless.
(c) They help the Spanish assimilate to the native culture.
(d) They become more protective of their people.

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

5. Theodore Roosevelt is a student of Mahan's THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER ON HISTORY and desires to make the United States what?
(a) A negligent nation.
(b) A haughty nation.
(c) A mighty nation.
(d) A pampered nation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Spaniards set up a trading post?

2. How many weeks does it take to reach the Pacific Ocean?

3. What happens to the Philippines under Spanish rule?

4. How do priests adapt to life in the Philippines?

5. Where else do the Portuguese aggressively explore over the next ten years?

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