Question

Using Sources 1 and 2, which statement best explains an effect of the Spanish-American War on the Philippines?

A. The Philippines wanted to achieve self-determination, leading the people to revolt against the United States

B. The Philippines became a totalitarian dictatorship.

C. The Philippines wanted to acquire military power, leading the people to annex islands in Southeast Asia.

D. The Philippines became a constitutional monarchy.

Answer 1

Read and study the sources about U.S. foreign policy in Asia. As you read the sources, think about whether the United States was justified in its involvement in Asia during the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century. After you read the sources, answer the questions.

Source 1


Events Related to U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia

1898 - The United States acquires the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War

1899 - Western powers defeat the Boxer Rebellion in China Filipinos demand independent with the Philippine Insurrection, The United States issues the Open Door Policy toward China

1902 - The Philippine Insurrection fails

1937 - Japan invades China, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War

1940 - The United States extends loans to China to help in its war with Japan,
Japan invades northern French Indochina
Congress passes an act restriction resources to Japan

1941 - Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act,
Japan invades southern French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies,
The United States bans the sale of oil to Japan,
Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor

1945 - The United States defeats Japan in the Pacific Theater

1949 - Communists win the Chinese Civil War

1950 - The Korean War begins

1954 - The Korean War ends and Korea remains divided President Eisenhower describes the domino theory

1964 - Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1968 - The Tet Offensive occurs

1969 - President Nixon announces the Vietnamization policy, The Untied States begins secret bombing campaign in Cambodia

1973 - U.S. troops leave South Vietnam after the signing of a cease-fire agreement



Source 2

Read and study the sources about U.S. foreign policy in Asia. As you read the sources, think about whether the United States was justified in its involvement in Asia during the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century. After you read the sources, answer the questions.

Events Related to U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia

1898 - The United States acquires the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War

1899 - Western powers defeat the Boxer Rebellion in China Filipinos demand independent with the Philippine Insurrection, The United States issues the Open Door Policy toward China

1902 - The Philippine Insurrection fails

1937 - Japan invades China, beginning the Second Sino-Japanese War

1940 - The United States extends loans to China to help in its war with Japan,
Japan invades northern French Indochina
Congress passes an act restriction resources to Japan

1941 - Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act,
Japan invades southern French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies,
The United States bans the sale of oil to Japan,
Japan attacks the United States at Pearl Harbor

1945 - The United States defeats Japan in the Pacific Theater

1949 - Communists win the Chinese Civil War

1950 - The Korean War begins

1954 - The Korean War ends and Korea remains divided President Eisenhower describes the domino theory

1964 - Congress approves the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

1968 - The Tet Offensive occurs

1969 - President Nixon announces the Vietnamization policy, The Untied States begins secret bombing campaign in Cambodia

1973 - U.S. troops leave South Vietnam after the signing of a cease-fire agreement

Answer 2

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