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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the Philippines to the Spanish initially?
(a) An ally.
(b) A state.
(c) A colony.
(d) An enemy.

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

4. Why does Aguinaldo depart to the mainland?
(a) To flee the war.
(b) To escape the Americans.
(c) To meet with Dewey.
(d) To raise an army to fight the Spanish.

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

6. How and when does the huge Philippine sugar trade begin enticing numerous other countries to the area?
(a) In the 1800s.
(b) In the 1900s.
(c) In the 1700s.
(d) In the 1600s.

7. The country is ruled indirectly from what for three hundred years?
(a) Japan.
(b) The Vatican and Rome.
(c) The Spanish.
(d) The United States.

8. How does Aguinaldo feel when McKinley easily sweeps the elections for a second term, with Roosevelt as his running mate?
(a) Excited.
(b) Devastated.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Happy.

9. Why does a rebellion in Cuba get much attention in the United States?
(a) Due to Cuba's size.
(b) Due to Cuba's extraordinary power.
(c) Due to its proximity to Florida.
(d) Due to Cuba's animosity towards the United States.

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

11. During the mid 1800s, the American desire to become a world power and be taken seriously _____________.
(a) Ends.
(b) Grows.
(c) Begins.
(d) Shrinks.

12. 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) It decreases the power of both the Spanish bureaucrats and the church.
(c) This limits the power of the church, but actually increases the power of the Spanish bureaucrats.
(d) This limits the power of the Spanish bureaucrats, but actually increases the power of the church.

13. When does Ferdinand Magellan sail for India with a Portuguese fleet?
(a) 1605.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1505.
(d) 1705.

14. How is the carnage affecting many American troops?
(a) They are becoming less interested in fighting.
(b) They are becoming desensitized.
(c) They are becoming less aggressive and willing to fight.
(d) They are becoming more sensitive to the situation.

15. The _____________ view surpasses the expansionism view for most of the remainder of the 1800s.
(a) Republican.
(b) Independent.
(c) Democrat.
(d) Isolationist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explorer first finds the Philippines?

2. As military governor, how does MacArthur treat Taft?

3. For how long does Spain keep the Philippines in a state of near suspended animation?

4. What does Aguinaldo assume that the United States will guarantee for the Philippines?

5. How does the insurgent force's policy gradually switch?

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