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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. What is the result of Dewey's cutting the telegraph cable out of Manila?

2. In mid-1900, what hope is Aguinaldo still holding out?

3. How many troops does Filipino General Luna quickly get to surround the city of Manila?

4. What has happened to McKinley's inauguration pledge to not seek to gain territory beyond the borders of the United States?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Aguinaldo change his tactics? How does this affect both sides?

2. What happens when some Spaniards resent the injustice of the Spanish towards the natives?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe the exploration by European countries.

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

10. What happens within ten years of Legazpi's rule?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cory Aquino is elected president of the Philippines.

Part 1) Why is she elected? Was she a good choice? Why or why not?

Part 2) Is she able to do what the people ask of her? Why or why not?

Part 3) How does her time as President affect Filipinos?

Essay Topic 2

Douglas MacArthur is like his father in many ways.

Part 1) Describe Douglas. How is he like his father?

Part 2) How does his behavior and personality affect those around him?

Part 3) Was he raised to be this way? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The first circumnavigation of the earth is much less heroic than portrayed in many textbooks.

Part 1) Who was the first explorer to circumnavigate the earth? Explain this voyage. Is it what you had expected it to be? Why or why not?

Part 2) How does this voyage reflect the needs and desires of those living at the time the exploration took place?

Part 3) How does this exploration affect the relationships between various peoples around the world?

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