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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Civilizing with a Krag.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Over what is the actual war triggered?
(a) A large battle on February 4, 1900.
(b) A small skirmish on February 4, 1899.
(c) A small skirmish on February 4, 1900.
(d) A large battle on February 4, 1899.

3. Since McKinley does not want war, what does he do?
(a) He tries stalling.
(b) He runs a successful anti-war campaign.
(c) He resigns.
(d) He forbids war.

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

5. What do the Americans do to the village of Caloocan?
(a) They protect it.
(b) They save it.
(c) They overwhelm it and burn it to the ground.
(d) They convert it to Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the commission reports recommend?

3. What was the explorer looking for when he discovered the Philippines?

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

5. On what do the Spanish soldiers excitedly concentrate?

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