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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What becomes more common for Filipinos?
(a) To surrender to American troops entering a town, then attack later.
(b) To run away from the American troops.
(c) To attack American troops as they enter a town.
(d) To attack after American troops enter a town.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

3. When does Ferdinand Magellan sail for India with a Portuguese fleet?

4. Where do the Spaniards set up a trading post?

5. What kind of relationship exists between the United States and the Philippines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Aguinaldo when McKinley easily sweeps the elections for a second term?

2. Describe Magellan's voyage beginning in 1519.

3. What takes place during the mid 1800s in America?

4. Describe the beginning of the war.

5. What occurs after a rebellion in Cuba takes place?

6. What happens when the U.S. warship "Maine" explodes?

7. What good does General Otis do for the natives?

8. What do the Anti-Imperialists feel about the expansionist movement?

9. What happens when young Filipino men are educated abroad?

10. Describe the exploration by European countries.

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