Anthropology 123: American Colonial Period
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What was the primary goal of the Americans' mission civilisatrice in the Philippines?

  • To promote benevolent assimilation toward modernization (correct)
  • To suppress the Filipino revolution
  • To establish a theocratic government
  • To establish a colonial empire
  • What term did the Americans use to refer to the Filipinos during their rule?

  • Little brown friends
  • Little brown subjects
  • Little brown citizens
  • Little brown brothers (correct)
  • According to the author, what was the nature of government under the Americans?

  • Not a democracy (correct)
  • A colonial regime
  • A democracy
  • A theocracy
  • What fields did the Americans focus on in their modernization efforts in the Philippines?

    <p>Government, public education, and public health</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the attitude of the Americans towards the Filipinos' ability to govern themselves?

    <p>They believed Filipinos were incapable of governing themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the revolution mentioned in the text?

    <p>It showed the Filipinos' ability to govern themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the primary goals of the education system?

    <p>To eradicate illiteracy and teach citizenship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the model for the education system?

    <p>The system imposed among native Americans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did some Muslim chiefs initially send the children of slaves to school?

    <p>Because they feared Christianization of their own children</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the primary purpose of establishing the Philippine Normal College in 1901?

    <p>To give greater impetus to teacher education in the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was the cost of government and basic services funded?

    <p>Through taxes collected in the country</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the duration of high school education?

    <p>Four years</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the function of the National Library established in 1901?

    <p>To serve as the national repository for Filipiniana and aid education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did only a few students go to college during the American colonial period?

    <p>Because education was not free, and poverty was prevalent</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did some wealthy families send their sons to trade schools in the city?

    <p>Because they believed trade schools provided better education</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of public education on the literacy levels in the Philippines?

    <p>It increased the literacy levels in all groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the belief that anything American is the best?

    <p>Colonial mentality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of Public Health science?

    <p>To protect the health of entire populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who had control over affairs in the Philippines during the military occupation from 1898 to 1902?

    <p>The President of the United States</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was established by the Taft Commission in 1900?

    <p>The Supreme Court, the civil service, and a legal code</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the role of the Commission from 1902 to 1907?

    <p>As a unicameral legislature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the Jones Act of 1916?

    <p>The replacement of the Commission with the Senate and the Philippine Assembly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Schurman Commission established in 1899?

    <p>To act as a recommendatory body to the US president</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the outcome of the 1934 Constitution?

    <p>The creation of the US–Philippine Commonwealth and independence twenty years thereafter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a major factor contributing to the prevailing issues of vaccine hesitancy?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the underlying concern expressed by the poor middle-aged woman in the passage?

    <p>Fear of death and transmission of COVID-19</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what does the woman's statement illustrate?

    <p>How people 'consume' information for their own enjoyment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does the woman claim she could not shop for groceries at the mall?

    <p>Because she did not have a vaccine</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be inferred about the woman's behavior?

    <p>She is hesitant to get vaccinated due to fear and misinformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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