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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) Grows.
(b) Shrinks.
(c) Ends.
(d) Begins.

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

3. What Portuguese explorer leads a successful voyage around the Horn of Africa and lands in India in 1498?
(a) Ferdinand Magellan.
(b) Franz Ferdinand.
(c) Vasco da Gama.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

4. How has the Filipino perception of the United States changed over the years?
(a) From occupying nation to protector.
(b) From friend to foe.
(c) From foe to friend.
(d) From protector to occupying nation.

5. What happens to the Philippines under Spanish rule?
(a) They stagnate.
(b) They become attached to the Spanish.
(c) They prosper.
(d) They die.

Short Answer Questions

1. What takes off in Europe and creates a demand for a viable route to the Far East?

2. What creates a harsh feudal system when it comes to land ownership and taxation?

3. Theodore Roosevelt is a student of Mahan's THE INFLUENCE OF SEA POWER ON HISTORY and desires to make the United States what?

4. When Roosevelt takes over as acting secretary, he looks at means of overthrowing who in Cuba and the Philippines?

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

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