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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Over what is the actual war triggered?
(a) A large battle on February 4, 1899.
(b) A small skirmish on February 4, 1899.
(c) A large battle on February 4, 1900.
(d) A small skirmish on February 4, 1900.

2. In whose footsteps does Magellan follow?
(a) Cabot.
(b) Columbus.
(c) De Gama.
(d) Balboa's.

3. Who aggressively works for forty years to send out sea voyages?
(a) Prince Harry.
(b) Prince Charles.
(c) Prince Henry.
(d) Prince William.

4. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?
(a) April 1621.
(b) March 1521.
(c) March 1621.
(d) April 1521.

5. When Roosevelt takes over as acting secretary, he looks at means of overthrowing who in Cuba and the Philippines?
(a) Fidel Castro.
(b) The Spanish.
(c) The Portuguese.
(d) The Cubans and the Filipinos.

Short Answer Questions

1. The country is ruled indirectly from what for three hundred years?

2. When does Ferdinand Magellan sail for India with a Portuguese fleet?

3. Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers and _________________ find themselves oddly on the same side of the expansionism issue.

4. When did the United States take the Philippines as a "prize?"

5. As Filipinos gain power and prestige, what happens to their relationship with Spain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Aguinaldo when McKinley easily sweeps the elections for a second term?

2. Describe the religion in the Philippines under Spanish rule.

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

4. What did Prince Henry do for Portuguese exploration?

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

6. What is Emilio Aguinaldo doing at this time?

7. Why does Aginaldo become upset with Dewey?

8. What happens when more American troops are requested?

9. What does President McKinley do in January of 1900?

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

(see the answer keys)

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