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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Dependent Independence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The locals are supposed to be self-ruling, but in reality, who has total control?
(a) The political leaders.
(b) The missionaries.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Friars.

2. Who have found their lives inexorably linked to the Philippines?
(a) Many island residents.
(b) Many Americans.
(c) Many Spanish.
(d) Many famed historical leaders.

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

4. Where does the American tide turn?
(a) At the battle of Shiloh.
(b) At the battle of the Bulge.
(c) At the battle of Waterloo.
(d) At the battle of Midway.

5. How successful is Roxas when he cracks down on the Huks in an attempt to overwhelm them with force?
(a) He is somewhat successful in overwhelming them with force.
(b) He is very successful.
(c) He only manages to alienate many local villagers.
(d) He only manages to upset politicians in the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explorer first finds the Philippines?

2. In whose footsteps does Magellan follow?

3. What happens when Schurman presses McKinley for a cease-fire?

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

5. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?

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