Group 5 - American Expansionism

Question 1

were among the American newspapers, which published the stories about the Spaniards’ alleged atrocities in Cuba

Answer 1

• New York Journal
• New York World

Question 2

belief that the United States has the divinely ordained due to help troubled countries

Answer 2

Manifest Destiny

Question 3

When did the US Maine’s mysterious blowing up happen?

Answer 3

February 18, 1898

Question 4

Where did the US Maine blow up?

Answer 4

Havana, Cuba

Question 5

cry that evoked American sympathy made by U.S. newspapers

Answer 5

“Remember the Maine”

Question 6

When did the U.S. Congress pass several resolutions demanding the pullout of Cuba’s Spanish forces?

Answer 6

April 19, 1898

Question 7

When did Spain declare war against the U.S.?

Answer 7

April 24, 1898

Question 8

After the declaration of war by the Congress on Spain, what began?

Answer 8

Spanish-American War

Question 9

When did Commodore George Dewey receive a cable from the Secretary of Navy instructing him of proceeding against the Spanish fleet anchored in Manila Bay?

Answer 9

April 25, 1898

Question 10

Who won the Spanish-American War?

Answer 10

America

Question 11

How many delegates were sent to Paris to draw up the peace treaty ending the Spanish-American War

Answer 11

Five commissioners from each country

Question 12

Who are the delegates from the United States

Answer 12

1. William R. Day
2. Cushman Davis
3. William P. Frye
4. George Gray
5. Whitelaw Reid

Question 13

Who are the delegates from Spain

Answer 13

1. Eugenio Montero Rios
2. Buenaventura Abarzuza
3. Jose de Garnica
4. Wenceslao Ramirez de Villa Urrutia
5. Rafael Cerero

Question 14

When did the peace delegates sign the Treaty of Paris

Answer 14

December 10, 1898

Question 15

What is the main provisions of the Treaty of Paris

Answer 15

1. Spain gave up the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico to US
2. US paid $20 million to Spain
3. Spain withdrew from Cuba
4. US Congress would determine civil and political status of inhabitants in ceded territories

Question 16

Who did Emilio Aguinaldo send to the peace negotiation as his emissary but was not permitted to attend the conference

Answer 16

Felipe Agoncillo

Question 17

When did Pres. McKinley issue his “Benevolent Assimilation” proclamation

Answer 17

December 21, 1898

Question 18

States his administration’s intention for the Philippines

Answer 18

Benevolent Assimilation

Question 19

When did the Senate ratify the Treaty of Paris

Answer 19

February 6, 1899

Question 20

Treaty of Paris is also called as

Answer 20

Treaty of Peace

Question 21

shooting incident that led to the Battle of Manila

Answer 21

Philippine Insurrections

Question 22

When did the San Juan Bridge incident happen

Answer 22

February 4, 1899

Question 23

When did Spain follow suit regarding the ratification of the Treaty

Answer 23

March 19, 1899

Question 24

When did the exchanging of documents of ratification for the Treaty of Paris happen

Answer 24

April 11, 1899

Question 25

Where did the exchange of ratification happen

Answer 25

Washington

Question 26

When was the American Anti-Imperialist League established?

Answer 26

June 15, 1898

Question 27

What is the purpose of the American Anti-Imperialist League

Answer 27

oppose the Philippines' American annexation

Question 28

One of the strongest arguments of the American Anti-Imperialist League

Answer 28

colonizing the Philippines is the same as Americans abandoning their ideals

Question 29

When did the American Anti-Imperialist League agree to issue a petition

Answer 29

February 10, 1899

Question 30

Established to oppose the Philippines' American annexation

Answer 30

American Anti-Imperialist League

Question 31

One of the motivations of the US to colonize the Philippines

Answer 31

Improve the lives of the Filipinos, and more importantly, to civilize them

Question 32

duty formerly asserted by white people to manage the affairs of nonwhite people whom they believed to be less developed

Answer 32

white man's burden

Question 33

Who wrote the poem "The White Man's Burden"?

Answer 33

Rudyard Kipling

Question 34

idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread democracy and capitalism across the entire North American continent

Answer 34

Manifest Destiny

Question 35

When was the phrase "manifest destiny" coined

Answer 35

1845

Question 36

How long did The Philippine-American War last

Answer 36

1899-1902

Question 37

When did the Filipino-American relations deteriorate

Answer 37

August 1898

Question 38

Why did the Filipino-American relations deteriorate in 1898

Answer 38

because of the military authorities taking over Manila

Question 39

When did Pres. Emilio Aguinaldo issue a manifesto declaring his opposition to US McKinley's benevolent assimilation declaration

Answer 39

January 5, 1899

Question 40

Who fired the first shot of the three Filipino senteries passing through

Answer 40

- U.S. Private William Grayson - Private Orville Miller

Question 41

Who tried to win the Muslim's friendship by negotiating with them and treating them as equals

Answer 41

Gen. John C. Bates

Question 42

When was the Bates Treaty signed

Answer 42

August 20, 1899

Question 43

provided that the United States' sovereignty over the whole archipelago of Sulu and its dependencies is declared acknowledged and that the rights and dignities of His Highness, the Sultan, and his datus shall be fully respected

Answer 43

Bates Treaty

Question 44

Who are the Assembly members that wanted to negotiate peace with the Americans and accept their offer of autonomy rather than independence?

Answer 44

1. Pedro Paterno 2. Ambrosio Rianzares Bautista 3. Felipe Buencamino (nasa lahi niyo ang traydor at duwag)

Question 45

Who opposed the views of the Assembly members regarding peace with the Americans

Answer 45

Apolinario Mabini

Question 46

Who did Pres. Aguinaldo appoint as the new head of the new Cabinet after Mabini

Answer 46

Pedro Paterno (kakaenes)

Question 47

When did Gen. Luna die

Answer 47

June 5, 1899 (mga way buot)

Question 48

Why did Gen. Luna die

Answer 48

due to his opposition regarding the "Peace Cabinet" plan

Question 49

When did the regular army dissolve after Gen. Luna's death

Answer 49

November 12, 1899

Question 50

When did Gen. Gregorio del Pilar take charge of defending Tirad Pass against American troops pursuing Aguinaldo

Answer 50

December 2, 1899

Question 51

What encouter cost Del Pilar's life

Answer 51

Battle of Tirad Pass

Question 52

When did the group of six guerilla surrender to Lt. James Taylor Jr Nueva Ecija

Answer 52

February 8, 1901

Question 53

Who led the six guerillas that surrendered in 1901

Answer 53

Cecilio Segismundo (Pres. Aguinaldo's messenger)

Question 54

When was Pres. Aguinaldo captured

Answer 54

March 23, 1901 (munay imo gipapatay si Hen Luna bleh)

Question 55

When did Pres. Aguinaldo sware allegiance to the U.S.

Answer 55

April 19, 1901 (ew balimbing.. char... no char)

Question 56

When did Pres. Roosevelt declare that the Philippine-American War was over

Answer 56

July 4, 1902

Question 57

politico-religious groups

Answer 57

ladrones

Question 58

Who composed the ladrones

Answer 58

poor and uneducated peasants

Question 59

Among the ladrones

Answer 59

- samahans - confradias - pulajanes - Dios-Dios

Question 60

- issued his edited version of the “Benevolent Assimilation” Proclamation - mentioned that Aguinaldo called him the “Military Governor of the Philippine Islands.”

Answer 60

General Elwell Otis