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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. To what does the majority of aid money go?

2. How does Marcos seize on local unrest in 1971?

3. Why is MacArthur castigated?

4. By 1909, there are ________________ elementary schools and four hundred thousand pupils in the Philippines.

5. Why does Quezon take a secretive trip to Japan in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the "Bataan death march?"

2. Describe MacArthur's "dream" job.

3. What does Marcos think of Ninoy?

4. Who rises to power during this time?

5. What fateful decision does Ninoy make in 1983?

6. What takes place on the day Pearl Harbor is attacked?

7. What takes place when the Philippines officially become independent?

8. Who begins arriving in the Philippines in 1901? Why?

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

10. Where does Ninoy Aquino spend most of the 1970s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The "real" character of Douglas MacArthur contrasts with his public image.

Part 1) Describe both sides of Douglas MacArthur.

Part 2) Why does this contrast exist?

Part 3) How does this affect both the United States and the Philippines?

Essay Topic 3

Cory Aquino is the victim of unrealistic expectations.

Part 1) How is she a victim of unrealistic expectations? What are these expectations?

Part 2) How does this affect the confidence of her people?

Part 3) Was she an effective president? Why or why not?

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