Question 1

What was the primary economic reason for construction of the railroads in India?

Accepted Answer

A) To improve good will between the British government and Indian people 
B) To create jobs in India 
C) To speed up the export of Indian raw materials to Britain 
D) To speed up the export of Indian finished goods to Britain 
E) To bring rural workers to urban factories 
A) To improve good will between the British government and Indian people 
B) To create jobs in India 
C) To speed up the export of Indian raw materials to Britain 
D) To speed up the export of Indian finished goods to Britain 
E) To bring rural workers to urban factories

Question 2

What changed in Japan during the reign of the Meiji government?

Accepted Answer

A) Government made investments in railroads, harbors, and telegraph lines, as well as new industries. 
B) New economic developments in Japan helped to equalize society. 
C) Pressure on farmers decreased because of new government taxes along with crop payments to the landlords. 
D) Agricultural output decreased due to the importation of new seed types and improvements in agricultural education. 
E) The Japanese left economic development to the principles of market economies. 
A) Government made investments in railroads, harbors, and telegraph lines, as well as new industries. 
B) New economic developments in Japan helped to equalize society. 
C) Pressure on farmers decreased because of new government taxes along with crop payments to the landlords. 
D) Agricultural output decreased due to the importation of new seed types and improvements in agricultural education. 
E) The Japanese left economic development to the principles of market economies.

Question 3

Why was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 unable to push the British out of India?

Accepted Answer

A) There was a lack of unity among the rebels. 
B) The movement was too small in size. 
C) There was too much infighting within the rebel movement. 
D) Regional differences among protesters had been muted. 
E) The rebels lacked military training. 
A) There was a lack of unity among the rebels. 
B) The movement was too small in size. 
C) There was too much infighting within the rebel movement. 
D) Regional differences among protesters had been muted. 
E) The rebels lacked military training.

Question 4

Fukuzawa is credited with many important contributions.What is one of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Fighting to ban the teaching of western academics in Japanese schools 
B) Championing public opinion 
C) Fighting for full equality between women and men 
D) Advocating for reduction in the size of the military 
E) Ending compulsory education 
A) Fighting to ban the teaching of western academics in Japanese schools 
B) Championing public opinion 
C) Fighting for full equality between women and men 
D) Advocating for reduction in the size of the military 
E) Ending compulsory education

Question 5

Japan successfully transitioned from weakness to international power through all the following actions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) loosening its cultural ties to its traditional past. 
B) looking to the West for its technology. 
C) establishing new principles of education. 
D) using many Western ideas in state building. 
E) adopting foreign ideas and adapting them to Japanese culture. 
A) loosening its cultural ties to its traditional past. 
B) looking to the West for its technology. 
C) establishing new principles of education. 
D) using many Western ideas in state building. 
E) adopting foreign ideas and adapting them to Japanese culture.

Question 6

Please define the following key terms
-"club"

Accepted Answer

The term "club" can have several meaning

Question 7

An advocate for women's rights,____ traveled the Japanese countryside speaking out for gender equality.

Accepted Answer

A) Meiji Tokyamo 
B) Empress Ci Xi 
C) Fukuzawa Yukichi 
D) Kishida Toshiko 
E) Mohandas K. Gandhi 
A) Meiji Tokyamo 
B) Empress Ci Xi 
C) Fukuzawa Yukichi 
D) Kishida Toshiko 
E) Mohandas K. Gandhi

Question 8

In a move to create a Chinese market,the British East India Company turned to what product they could sell in China?

Accepted Answer

A) British cotton goods 
B) Iron products made in Liverpool 
C) Opium 
D) Lumber 
E) Raw cotton 
A) British cotton goods 
B) Iron products made in Liverpool 
C) Opium 
D) Lumber 
E) Raw cotton

Question 9

Kishida Toshiko was exiled for her passionate public speaking in favor of women's rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Please define the following key terms
-"princely states"

Accepted Answer

Princely states were semi-autonomous reg

Question 11

The leader of the Taiping Rebellion was Hong Xiuquan,who claimed to be related to

Accepted Answer

A) the Buddha. 
B) Mohammad. 
C) Jesus Christ. 
D) Chinggis Khan. 
E) the Qin. 
A) the Buddha. 
B) Mohammad. 
C) Jesus Christ. 
D) Chinggis Khan. 
E) the Qin.

Question 12

What role did religion play in India's path to independence?

Accepted Answer

Religion played a complex and multifacet

Question 13

Referring to the feature,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Religion and Rebellion: India in 1858," how does the Indian Muslim,Maulvi Syed,see the British as a threat to both the Hindu and Muslim religions of India?

Accepted Answer

Based on the feature "Movement of Ideas

Question 14

What was true of the Hakka society?

Accepted Answer

A) The Manchu were blamed for poisoning China and its subjects. 
B) Women's feet were bound. 
C) Men lavishly adorned their queues. 
D) The Confucian ideas of hierarchy were completely assimilated. 
E) Women embraced their dependent status. 
A) The Manchu were blamed for poisoning China and its subjects. 
B) Women's feet were bound. 
C) Men lavishly adorned their queues. 
D) The Confucian ideas of hierarchy were completely assimilated. 
E) Women embraced their dependent status.

Question 15

The Boxers in China appealed to American missionaries to support their cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After 1858,the situation in Japan continued to be tense and threatening because

Accepted Answer

A) the shogun had allied with foreigners, seeking to increase his power. 
B) Europeans refused to even receive the special Japanese delegation sent to ask for continued isolation. 
C) the emperor led an imperial army against the Tokugawa government. 
D) there was a strong group calling for a return to "war and worship of ancient warriors." 
E) reformers and revolutionists called for the expulsion of all foreigners. 
A) the shogun had allied with foreigners, seeking to increase his power. 
B) Europeans refused to even receive the special Japanese delegation sent to ask for continued isolation. 
C) the emperor led an imperial army against the Tokugawa government. 
D) there was a strong group calling for a return to "war and worship of ancient warriors." 
E) reformers and revolutionists called for the expulsion of all foreigners.

Question 17

Please define the following key terms
-Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Accepted Answer

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokma

Question 18

Japanese delegations,sent to Europe in 1873 to study the West's technological and industrial development,were especially impressed with the

Accepted Answer

A) British navy. 
B) unification process of Italy. 
C) German combination of nationalism and military-industrial power. 
D) politics of monarchies. 
E) French and German militaries. 
A) British navy. 
B) unification process of Italy. 
C) German combination of nationalism and military-industrial power. 
D) politics of monarchies. 
E) French and German militaries.

Question 19

The Taiping rebel movement had some early victories but ultimately fell apart when Europeans rose to defend Qing rulers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Please define the following key terms
-Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

The Russo-Japanese War was a military co

What was the primary economic reason for construction of the railroads in India?

What changed in Japan during the reign of the Meiji government?

Why was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 unable to push the British out of India?

Fukuzawa is credited with many important contributions.What is one of these?

Japan successfully transitioned from weakness to international power through all the following actions EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -"club"

An advocate for women's rights,____ traveled the Japanese countryside speaking out for gender equality.

In a move to create a Chinese market,the British East India Company turned to what product they could sell in China?

Kishida Toshiko was exiled for her passionate public speaking in favor of women's rights.

Please define the following key terms -"princely states"

The leader of the Taiping Rebellion was Hong Xiuquan,who claimed to be related to

What role did religion play in India's path to independence?

Referring to the feature,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Religion and Rebellion: India in 1858," how does the Indian Muslim,Maulvi Syed,see the British as a threat to both the Hindu and Muslim religions of India?

What was true of the Hakka society?

The Boxers in China appealed to American missionaries to support their cause.

After 1858,the situation in Japan continued to be tense and threatening because

Please define the following key terms -Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Japanese delegations,sent to Europe in 1873 to study the West's technological and industrial development,were especially impressed with the

The Taiping rebel movement had some early victories but ultimately fell apart when Europeans rose to defend Qing rulers.

Please define the following key terms -Russo-Japanese War

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

What was the primary economic reason for construction of the railroads in India?

What changed in Japan during the reign of the Meiji government?

Why was the Indian Rebellion of 1857 unable to push the British out of India?

Fukuzawa is credited with many important contributions.What is one of these?

Japan successfully transitioned from weakness to international power through all the following actions EXCEPT

Please define the following key terms -"club"

An advocate for women's rights,____ traveled the Japanese countryside speaking out for gender equality.

In a move to create a Chinese market,the British East India Company turned to what product they could sell in China?

Kishida Toshiko was exiled for her passionate public speaking in favor of women's rights.

Please define the following key terms -"princely states"

The leader of the Taiping Rebellion was Hong Xiuquan,who claimed to be related to

What role did religion play in India's path to independence?

Referring to the feature,"Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Religion and Rebellion: India in 1858," how does the Indian Muslim,Maulvi Syed,see the British as a threat to both the Hindu and Muslim religions of India?

What was true of the Hakka society?

The Boxers in China appealed to American missionaries to support their cause.

After 1858,the situation in Japan continued to be tense and threatening because

Please define the following key terms -Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Japanese delegations,sent to Europe in 1873 to study the West's technological and industrial development,were especially impressed with the

The Taiping rebel movement had some early victories but ultimately fell apart when Europeans rose to defend Qing rulers.

Please define the following key terms -Russo-Japanese War

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

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