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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the spirit of "benevolent assimilation," General Otis focuses army resources towards what?

3. What do some men do to avoid mandatory "service"?

4. After two months at sea, where do the ships reach?

5. Where is Magellan wrongly charged with corruption, then exonerated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does McKinley do when the Spanish fleet is destroyed in Manila?

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

3. What does President McKinley do in January of 1900?

4. Describe Aguinaldo in mid-1900.

5. Describe the religion in the Philippines under Spanish rule.

6. What is happening in the United States during this same time period?

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

8. Describe the exploration by European countries.

9. Describe the beginning of the war.

10. Describe Ferdinand Magellan's early career as an explorer.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An intimate relationship has developed between the United States and the Philippines over the past one hundred years.

Part 1) Describe this relationship. How did it begin?

Part 2) How has the relationship evolved? How do these changes reflect the changes of opinion by Americans and United States' leadership?

Part 3) How have these changes made the Philippines what it is today?

Essay Topic 2

There are both isolationists and expansionists in the United States.

Part 1) What is an isolationist? What is an expansionist? Why were they at odds?

Part 2) How did both of these views affect the United States relationship with the Philippines?

Part 3) Would you consider the United States to be made mostly of isolationists, expansionists, or neither? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Nationalism is a powerful tool that can be used to sway public opinion.

Part 1) What is nationalism? How is it a powerful tool?

Part 2) How did it sway public opinion in both the United States and the Philippines?

Part 3) How does nationalism still sway public opinion today? Is nationalism good or bad? Why?

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