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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does MacArthur compare to Taft when dealing with prisoners and non-combatant civilians?
(a) He is more harsh.
(b) He is similar.
(c) He is less harsh.
(d) He is the same.

2. How much difficulty do the Americans have winning most skirmishes?
(a) They have some trouble winning skirmishes.
(b) They have a difficult time winning skirmishes.
(c) They easily win skirmishes.
(d) They do not win skirmishes.

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

4. What kind of relationship exists between the United States and the Philippines?
(a) A loving relationship.
(b) A healthy relationship.
(c) A love/hate relationship.
(d) A relationship full of hatred.

5. Conservative President Grover Cleveland ______________ pressure to annex Hawaii and attack Cuba.
(a) Resists.
(b) Encourages.
(c) Succumbs to.
(d) Ignores.

6. In the spirit of "benevolent assimilation," General Otis focuses army resources towards what?
(a) Teaching English to the locals.
(b) Public education and rebuilding the legal system.
(c) Converting the locals to Christianity.
(d) Suppressing the locals.

7. What takes off in Europe and creates a demand for a viable route to the Far East?
(a) The Black Death.
(b) Yoga and interest in Eastern religions.
(c) A desire for fine China.
(d) The Asian spice trade.

8. Where is Magellan wrongly charged with corruption, then exonerated?
(a) Lyon.
(b) Lexington.
(c) Lisbon.
(d) London.

9. What does McKinley's policy set up?
(a) The useless turn of events with the friendly native population that is to come.
(b) The somewhat successful turn of events with the friendly native population that is to come.
(c) The successful turn of events with the friendly native population that is to come.
(d) The disastrous turn of events with the friendly native population that is to come.

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

11. Why does this person agree to depart for Manila to take the position of governor?
(a) He has aspirations of becoming a Supreme Court judge.
(b) He would like to learn more about the Philippine culture.
(c) He has family that lives in Manila.
(d) He enjoys traveling around the world.

12. What do Aguinaldo's men do to American prisoners?
(a) They send video recordings of them to politicians in the United States.
(b) They torture and kill them in gruesome ways.
(c) They are kind and humane.
(d) They make them work in labor camps.

13. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?
(a) The "Age of Enlightenment."
(b) The "Age of the Dinosaurs."
(c) The "Age of Man."
(d) The "Age of Discovery."

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

15. How many weeks does it take to reach the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Five.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the commission reports recommend?

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

4. 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.

5. Of what does McKinley have no knowledge?

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