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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. Who helps Quezon climb the ladder of Filipino culture?

2. What is considered shocking, just as it is back in the United States?

3. What does Ninoy decide to do in 1983?

4. How does MacArthur feel about being reassigned to the Philippines?

5. What type of defensive system does MacArthur envision?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group forms in 1968?

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

3. What do Osmena and Quezon form in 1907?

4. What does Marcos think of Ninoy?

5. What does MacArthur want to quickly do?

6. Describe MacArthur's "dream" job.

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

8. What takes place with Woodrow Wilson is elected president?

9. What is established for the Filipinos?

10. Describe MacArthur's fateful decision.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The character development of the "arrogant" leader is revisited many times.

Part 1) List four of the leaders that you would consider arrogant. How are each of them arrogant?

Part 2) How does their arrogance affect those around them and the decisions they make?

Part 3) What is the connection between one leader and the next? Do leaders like this exist today? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

The United States policy of improving the Philippines does help many locals.

Part 1) What is the United States policy?

Part 2) How does it improve the Philippines?

Part 3) Overall, has the United States been more helpful or detrimental to the Filipino people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Taft starts a tradition of using American money to back Filipino elections.

Part 1) Why does he do this? What are the consequences of this?

Part 2) What other ways has the United States used its wealth to support events in other countries? Has this been helpful or detrimental? Why?

Part 3) Should the United States use its money to assist in other countries' elections and other political events? Why or why not?

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