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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. What has happened to McKinley's inauguration pledge to not seek to gain territory beyond the borders of the United States?
(a) It has not been forgotten.
(b) It has been long forgotten.
(c) It is struggling to exist.
(d) It has strengthened.

2. What are many powerful individuals now considering?
(a) The uselessness of a U.S. colony in the Far East.
(b) The possible harm a U.S. colony would cause a group of people in the Far East.
(c) The excitement of a U.S. colony in the Far East.
(d) The possible benefits of a U.S. colony in the Far East.

3. Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
(a) A friend of McKinley's.
(b) A Filipino insurgent.
(c) A Filipino politician.
(d) A Spanish Friar.

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

5. What do the commission reports recommend?
(a) Voluntary dependence.
(b) Enforced dependence.
(c) Enforced autonomy.
(d) Voluntary autonomy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explorer first finds the Philippines?

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

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. How is the carnage affecting many American troops?

5. How much difficulty do the Americans have winning most skirmishes?

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