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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the insurgent force's policy gradually switch?
(a) From a policy of guerrilla tactics to direct confrontation.
(b) From a policy of guerrilla tactics to traditional tactics.
(c) From a policy of direct confrontation to guerrilla tactics.
(d) From a policy of direct confrontation to no confrontation.

2. When Roosevelt takes over as acting secretary, he looks at means of overthrowing who in Cuba and the Philippines?
(a) The Spanish.
(b) Fidel Castro.
(c) The Cubans and the Filipinos.
(d) The Portuguese.

3. From where does the Spaniards' main threat come?
(a) Japanese, Swedish, Indian, and Italian nations.
(b) Iranian, Pakistani, Mongolian, and Puerto Rican nations.
(c) Argentinian, Chilean, Brazilian, and Venezuelan nations.
(d) English, Portuguese, Chinese, and Dutch nations.

4. Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers and _________________ find themselves oddly on the same side of the expansionism issue.
(a) Solomon R. Guggenheim.
(b) Andrew Carnegie.
(c) Thomas Eakins.
(d) John Ford.

5. When asked to clarify the overall U.S. mission, how does McKinley respond?
(a) With very vague answers.
(b) He responds with outright lies.
(c) With very specific answers.
(d) He does not respond.

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

7. 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 has family that lives in Manila.
(c) He would like to learn more about the Philippine culture.
(d) He enjoys traveling around the world.

8. What happens when Schurman presses McKinley for a cease-fire?
(a) Otis' own team members support him, and the settlement is accepted.
(b) McKinley rejects Schurman's request for a cease-fire.
(c) McKinley ignores Schurman's request for a cease-fire.
(d) Otis' own team members desert him, and the settlement is abandoned.

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

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

11. By the end of the day, how many Filipinos are dead?
(a) Three hundred thousand.
(b) Three thousand.
(c) Three hundred.
(d) Thirteen thousand.

12. What do the Americans do to the village of Caloocan?
(a) They overwhelm it and burn it to the ground.
(b) They protect it.
(c) They save it.
(d) They convert it to Christianity.

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

14. How many troops does Filipino General Luna quickly get to surround the city of Manila?
(a) 3,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 300.

15. How does Aguinaldo feel when he finds out about Dewey's triumph against the Spanish fleet?
(a) He is relieved that he did not have to get involved.
(b) He is jealous that he was not able to do the same.
(c) He is nervous that Dewey will turn on him.
(d) He is upset he hadn't been included in the planning, as well as the actual fighting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How and when does the huge Philippine sugar trade begin enticing numerous other countries to the area?

2. When more troops are requested, how large does the army become within a year?

3. What creates resentment among the growing Filipino educated class?

4. Soon, what happens to the local chiefs regarding their people?

5. When do the Portuguese explore the West African coast and round the continent itself?

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