Question 1

Which area was taken by France as a result of the French navy's defeat of the Qing southern fleet?

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A) Vietnam 
B) Korea 
C) Mongolia 
D) Japan 
E) Taiwan 
A) Vietnam 
B) Korea 
C) Mongolia 
D) Japan 
E) Taiwan

Question 2

Please define the following key terms
-Self-Strengthening Movement

Accepted Answer

The Self-Strengthening Movement (Chinese

Question 3

Please define the following key terms
-Indian Revolt of 1857

Accepted Answer

The Indian Revolt of 1857, also known as

Question 4

During the Self-Strengthening Movement,what prevented the reformers from achieving their goal of self-sufficiency in military infrastructure?

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A) Foreign advisers were easily bribed. 
B) Qing generals refused to consider new military tactics. 
C) Corruption and inefficiency of the imperial bureaucracy prevented success. 
D) The Sino-Japanese War interrupted its implementation. 
E) The notion of self-sufficiency went against Confucian ethics. 
A) Foreign advisers were easily bribed. 
B) Qing generals refused to consider new military tactics. 
C) Corruption and inefficiency of the imperial bureaucracy prevented success. 
D) The Sino-Japanese War interrupted its implementation. 
E) The notion of self-sufficiency went against Confucian ethics.

Question 5

The Meiji Restoration was led by a powerful group of reformers who passed all the following edicts EXCEPT

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A) daimyo domains were replaced by government prefectures. 
B) centralized taxation was established. 
C) a national army was created and trained by officers with experience in modern warfare. 
D) all distinctions between samurai and commoners were eliminated. 
E) former samurai were organized into an elite imperial force. 
A) daimyo domains were replaced by government prefectures. 
B) centralized taxation was established. 
C) a national army was created and trained by officers with experience in modern warfare. 
D) all distinctions between samurai and commoners were eliminated. 
E) former samurai were organized into an elite imperial force.

Question 6

What was the major difference in the missionaries who arrived in China in the second half of the nineteenth century and those who had arrived earlier in 1800?

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A) Later missionaries expected converts to totally conform to Western religion, dress, and cultural practices. 
B) Later missionaries did not attempt to alter Chinese culture. 
C) Later missionaries adapted Christianity to Chinese culture. 
D) Later missionaries mainly involved Buddhists. 
E) Later missionaries came primarily from India. 
A) Later missionaries expected converts to totally conform to Western religion, dress, and cultural practices. 
B) Later missionaries did not attempt to alter Chinese culture. 
C) Later missionaries adapted Christianity to Chinese culture. 
D) Later missionaries mainly involved Buddhists. 
E) Later missionaries came primarily from India.

Question 7

According to Japanese tradition,how could a lower samurai change his status in society?

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A) By marrying into a higher rank or class 
B) Through the accumulation of wealth 
C) By acquiring an advanced education and knowledge of the classics 
D) Through military achievements 
E) A lower samurai could never change his status in society. 
A) By marrying into a higher rank or class 
B) Through the accumulation of wealth 
C) By acquiring an advanced education and knowledge of the classics 
D) Through military achievements 
E) A lower samurai could never change his status in society.

Question 8

All of these nations had imperial goals in the Pacific and Asia EXCEPT

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A) China. 
B) Japan. 
C) Germany. 
D) the United States. 
E) Great Britain. 
A) China. 
B) Japan. 
C) Germany. 
D) the United States. 
E) Great Britain.

Question 9

Please define the following key terms
-Durbar Procession

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The term "Durbar Procession" refers to a

Question 10

Please define the following key terms
-Empress of India

Accepted Answer

The title "Empress of India" refers to a

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-President William McKinley

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President William McKinley was the 25th

Question 12

Please define the following key terms
-Taiping Rebellion

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The Taiping Rebellion was a massive civi

Question 13

Ci Xi was a former concubine who rose to power in the Qing bureaucracy and used her position to block reform efforts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which statement about the Boxer Rebellion is FALSE?

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A) The Boxers were a secret society that pledged a war against all foreigners. 
B) A foreign army of 20,000, from a dozen different nations, defeated the Boxers, and occupied the Forbidden City. 
C) The Boxers received the support of Ci Xi, who claimed it was a war against foreigners. 
D) The Siege of Peking was one of the few Chinese victories over Westerners. 
E) The Boxers attacked missionaries and Chinese converts. 
A) The Boxers were a secret society that pledged a war against all foreigners. 
B) A foreign army of 20,000, from a dozen different nations, defeated the Boxers, and occupied the Forbidden City. 
C) The Boxers received the support of Ci Xi, who claimed it was a war against foreigners. 
D) The Siege of Peking was one of the few Chinese victories over Westerners. 
E) The Boxers attacked missionaries and Chinese converts.

Question 15

Empress Ci Xi hindered China's resistance against foreign powers because

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A) she was a figure around which members of the Self-Strengthening Movement could rally. 
B) she approved reform measures. 
C) her main goal was to create a constitutional monarchy. 
D) retention of power was her only goal. 
E) efforts were made, to modernize China during her regency. 
A) she was a figure around which members of the Self-Strengthening Movement could rally. 
B) she approved reform measures. 
C) her main goal was to create a constitutional monarchy. 
D) retention of power was her only goal. 
E) efforts were made, to modernize China during her regency.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms
-zaibatsu

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The term "zaibatsu" refers to a large fa

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-Indian National Congress

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The answer of Please define the following key terms
-Indian National...

Question 18

Maulvi Syed Kutb Shah Sahib saw the British as deceitful and believed once they achieved their aims,they would infringe treachery on the Hindu people of India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Please define the following key terms
-Doctrine of lapse

Accepted Answer

The Doctrine of Lapse was a policy of an

Question 20

Mohandas K.Gandhi was associated with

Accepted Answer

A) failure to forge racial reform in South Africa. 
B) the massive exodus of Indians. 
C) the inability to forge an alliance with Indian leaders and people. 
D) a new, nationalistic India. 
E) massive violence against British rule in India. 
A) failure to forge racial reform in South Africa. 
B) the massive exodus of Indians. 
C) the inability to forge an alliance with Indian leaders and people. 
D) a new, nationalistic India. 
E) massive violence against British rule in India.

Which area was taken by France as a result of the French navy's defeat of the Qing southern fleet?

Please define the following key terms -Self-Strengthening Movement

Please define the following key terms -Indian Revolt of 1857

During the Self-Strengthening Movement,what prevented the reformers from achieving their goal of self-sufficiency in military infrastructure?

The Meiji Restoration was led by a powerful group of reformers who passed all the following edicts EXCEPT

What was the major difference in the missionaries who arrived in China in the second half of the nineteenth century and those who had arrived earlier in 1800?

According to Japanese tradition,how could a lower samurai change his status in society?

All of these nations had imperial goals in the Pacific and Asia EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Durbar Procession

Please define the following key terms -Empress of India

Please define the following key terms -President William McKinley

Please define the following key terms -Taiping Rebellion

Ci Xi was a former concubine who rose to power in the Qing bureaucracy and used her position to block reform efforts.

Which statement about the Boxer Rebellion is FALSE?

Empress Ci Xi hindered China's resistance against foreign powers because

Please define the following key terms -zaibatsu

Please define the following key terms -Indian National Congress

Maulvi Syed Kutb Shah Sahib saw the British as deceitful and believed once they achieved their aims,they would infringe treachery on the Hindu people of India.

Please define the following key terms -Doctrine of lapse

Mohandas K.Gandhi was associated with

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Exam 10: The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

Which area was taken by France as a result of the French navy's defeat of the Qing southern fleet?

Please define the following key terms -Self-Strengthening Movement

Please define the following key terms -Indian Revolt of 1857

During the Self-Strengthening Movement,what prevented the reformers from achieving their goal of self-sufficiency in military infrastructure?

The Meiji Restoration was led by a powerful group of reformers who passed all the following edicts EXCEPT

What was the major difference in the missionaries who arrived in China in the second half of the nineteenth century and those who had arrived earlier in 1800?

According to Japanese tradition,how could a lower samurai change his status in society?

All of these nations had imperial goals in the Pacific and Asia EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -Durbar Procession

Please define the following key terms -Empress of India

Please define the following key terms -President William McKinley

Please define the following key terms -Taiping Rebellion

Ci Xi was a former concubine who rose to power in the Qing bureaucracy and used her position to block reform efforts.

Which statement about the Boxer Rebellion is FALSE?

Empress Ci Xi hindered China's resistance against foreign powers because

Please define the following key terms -zaibatsu

Please define the following key terms -Indian National Congress

Maulvi Syed Kutb Shah Sahib saw the British as deceitful and believed once they achieved their aims,they would infringe treachery on the Hindu people of India.

Please define the following key terms -Doctrine of lapse

Mohandas K.Gandhi was associated with

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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