3 Political Caricature

Question 1

: Comes from the Italian words “ carico ” and “ caricare ” , which means ’ to load’ or ‘to exaggerate’.

Answer 1

CARICATURE

Question 2

• Offers a view into the background of early 20th- century American colonial power in the Philippines. Shows city capitalists using the Torrens title process, which required relinquishment of customary claims to issue clear titles, to grab lands in Nueva Ecija and other Central Luzon provinces.

Answer 2

JANUARY 14, 1922

Question 3

: Manila was a grand city from another era fallen upon hard times. This period marked the beginning of significant changes that would reshape Manila ’ s identity, governance, and socioeconomic landscape, setting the stage for future developments in the city ’ s history.

Answer 3

1899

Question 4

: The US Army landed This event not only reshaped the geopolitical landscape of the Philippines but also set the stage for the Philippine American War and the legacy of American colonial rule that followed

Answer 4

1898

Question 5

: Manila had a sewage system, new water supply with 125 times the capacity of the Spanish Reservoir and a modern public hospital that treated 80,000 outpatients annually in its free clinic

Answer 5

1910

Question 6

: Miguel de Legazpi, Manila ’ s founder, had selected a defensible site at the mouth of the Pasig River and laid out a
similar grid.

Answer 6

1571

Question 7

: Secretary of War W.H. Taft awarded the commission for the planning of Manila ’ s urban renewal and the construction of its summer capital at Baguio to Daniel Burnham

Answer 7

1904

Question 8

• Burnham completed sweeping plans for the renovation of Manila which met an enthusiastic response from the colonial government. Colonial government also highlighted the colonial administration ’ s desire to project an image of progress and modernity.

Answer 8

1904

Question 9

: Parsons resigned when Filipino Assertiveness began to constrain his autonomy. Parsons ’ ability to operate independently and make decisions without significant local input or constraints began to wane.

Answer 9

1913

Question 10

Hospital were forced to turn away charity cases for want of space

Answer 10

1920’s

Question 11

is the translation of the satirical comment on the province ‘ s preoccupation with gambling.

Answer 11

Convenient blindness