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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 do Aguinaldo's men do to American prisoners?

2. On what do the Spanish soldiers excitedly concentrate?

3. The term ___________________ is used to mean the worldwide assertion of American power for the "good" of other civilizations.

4. Where else do the Portuguese aggressively explore over the next ten years?

5. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe life in the Philippines under Spanish rule.

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

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

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

6. Describe the exploration by European countries.

7. What happens when more American troops are requested?

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

9. What is Emilio Aguinaldo doing at this time?

10. How do the Americans deal with guerrilla tactics?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Ninoy Aquino is killed when returning to the Philippines.

Part 1) Why does he return? Was this a good idea? Why or why not?

Part 2) Who might have had him killed? Why how do you know this?

Part 3) Does his death help or hurt his cause? Why?

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