Pretest: Coming of the Americans

Aguinaldo declared the independence of the Philippines on June 12, 1898.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The White Man's Burden is the belief of the Americans that they are superior to the Filipinos and it's their responsibility to educate us.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The Benevolent Assimilation shows the intention of the Americans to colonize the Philippines.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The suppression policies implemented by the Americans were meant to stop Filipino nationalism.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What was one of the conditions of the Treaty of Paris?

• The Filipinos will surrender to the Americans.

• The Spaniards will surrender Spain to the Americans.

• The Americans will buy the Philippines for $20M from the Spaniards.

According to the video, why was it called the Mock Battle of Manila?

• It was a staged battle between the Filipinos and the Spaniards.

• It was a staged battle between the Americans and the Filipinos.

• It was a staged battle between the Spaniards and the Americans.

Why did the Spaniards surrender to the Americans and not to the Filipinos?

• The Spaniards believed that they were winning against the Filipinos.

• The Spaniards believed that the Filipinos were superior compared to the Americans.

• The Spaniards believed that the Filipinos were inferior compared to the Americans.