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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 begins roaming the countryside, killing American collaborators?

2. How do priests adapt to life in the Philippines?

3. How does the insurgent force's policy gradually switch?

4. Of what does Taft recommend U.S. sponsorship?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the Americans deal with guerrilla tactics?

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

4. What happens when the U.S. warship "Maine" explodes?

5. What happens when some Spaniards resent the injustice of the Spanish towards the natives?

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

7. What happens when young Filipino men are educated abroad?

8. Describe Aguinaldo in mid-1900.

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

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

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

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?

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