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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 does Ninoy decide to do in 1983?

2. From where did Douglas MacArthur graduate?

3. Who is Luis Taruc?

4. Why is this one language taught?

5. Who does Ninoy take with him for his return flight?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe MacArthur's "dream" job.

2. What is the result of Ninoy"s funeral?

3. Who rises to power during this time?

4. What are some of the major problems with the attitudes of the Americans?

5. What does Marcos think of Ninoy?

6. Describe Marcos as a leader.

7. What has happened in the Philippines by 1909?

8. What fateful decision does Ninoy make in 1983?

9. What does the American intelligence community think about the corruption and abuse taking place in the Philippines? What do they do?

10. What does MacArthur want to quickly do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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