Chapter 20

Quiz for Chapter Twenty Analyzing Voices: Debating the Philippines

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Question 1

What did General Arthur MacArthur’s introductory testimony suggest about what the United States hoped to achieve through its occupation of the Philippines?A. Access to Filipino markets
B. Acquisition of territory for naval bases in the Pacific
C. Establishment of republican institutions
D. Rescue of the Filipino people from Spanish domination

Question 2

Senator Thomas Patterson’s questioning of MacArthur demonstrated that his opposition to the United States' occupation of the Philippines was based on which of the following assumptions?A. The United States could not institute republican self-government in the Philippines through violence.
B. The United States should not be spending money abroad when it had so many domestic problems.
C. The Filipinos were an inferior race who did not deserve Americans’ attention and resources.
D. The occupation would bring Filipinos to the United States where they would threaten whites’ jobs.

Question 3

The conduct of the war in the Philippines, as described by Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes, relied on tactics that the U.S. military had previously employed in which of the following conflicts?A. The American Revolution
B. The War of 1812
C. The Civil War
D. Wars against Native Americans

Question 4

What does this body of testimony suggest about the real intent of U.S. interventions in the Philippines between 1898 and 1902?A. The goal of the United States was to bring freedom and democracy to the Philippines.
B. The U.S. government went to the Philippines in order to eliminate the Filipino people.
C. U.S. efforts in the Philippines were part of a plan to acquire territory in the Pacific.
D. American interests sought the Philippines as a large new market for manufactured goods.