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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. For how long does Spain keep the Philippines in a state of near suspended animation?
(a) Two hundred years.
(b) More than five hundred years.
(c) More than three hundred years.
(d) Ten years.

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

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

4. When did the United States take the Philippines as a "prize?"
(a) In the Cold War.
(b) In the French and Indian ar.
(c) In the Spanish American War.
(d) In World War I.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Filipinos gain power and prestige, what happens to their relationship with Spain?

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

3. With the Spanish fleet destroyed in Manila, McKinley appoints _________ to command the U.S. Army to take the city itself, still held by the Spanish.

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

5. Where is Magellan wrongly charged with corruption, then exonerated?

(see the answer key)

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