Question 1

To bring an end to the opium trade, China

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A)  threatened to declare war on Great Britain. 
B)  appealed to Queen Elizabeth to end British imports of opium into China. 
C)  imposed penalties on opium users and arrested dealers. 
D)  banned all other imported goods from countries that sold opium in China. 
E)  offered cash incentives to its people to stop using and selling opium. 
A)  threatened to declare war on Great Britain. 
B)  appealed to Queen Elizabeth to end British imports of opium into China. 
C)  imposed penalties on opium users and arrested dealers. 
D)  banned all other imported goods from countries that sold opium in China. 
E)  offered cash incentives to its people to stop using and selling opium. C

Question 2

A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the

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A)  island of Sri Lanka. 
B)  Shandong Peninsula. 
C)  Liaodong Peninsula. 
D)  Korean Peninsula. 
E)  Weihaiwei Peninsula. 
A)  island of Sri Lanka. 
B)  Shandong Peninsula. 
C)  Liaodong Peninsula. 
D)  Korean Peninsula. 
E)  Weihaiwei Peninsula. B

Question 3

Thanks to the efforts of women in the Japanese labor force, Japan became the leading exporter of silk.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

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A)  Kyoto to Sapporo. 
B)  Osaka to Shimonoseki. 
C)  Tokyo to Nagasaki. 
D)  Kyoto to Tokyo. 
E)  Saigon to Wuhan. 
A)  Kyoto to Sapporo. 
B)  Osaka to Shimonoseki. 
C)  Tokyo to Nagasaki. 
D)  Kyoto to Tokyo. 
E)  Saigon to Wuhan.

Question 5

Which Chinese product became increasingly popular in Britain in the 1800s?

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A)  Silk 
B)  Opium 
C)  Spices 
D)  Tea 
E)  Bamboo 
A)  Silk 
B)  Opium 
C)  Spices 
D)  Tea 
E)  Bamboo

Question 6

Japanese industrial development in the late nineteenth century was accomplished without significant government involvement.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Meiji Restoration

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A)  was a true revolution, in which the existing ruling class was replaced by a new ruling class. 
B)  was similar to the French Revolution because of the considerable violence involved. 
C)  granted women full equality with men. 
D)  was in many ways a revolution from above. 
E)  failed as the shogunate was quickly restored. 
A)  was a true revolution, in which the existing ruling class was replaced by a new ruling class. 
B)  was similar to the French Revolution because of the considerable violence involved. 
C)  granted women full equality with men. 
D)  was in many ways a revolution from above. 
E)  failed as the shogunate was quickly restored.

Question 9

In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu,

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A)  conservatives turned against him. 
B)  Cixi ousted him from the throne. 
C)  his aunt ordered that he be banished. 
D)  conservatives implemented the Hundred Days of Reform program. 
E)  democracy took root in China. 
A)  conservatives turned against him. 
B)  Cixi ousted him from the throne. 
C)  his aunt ordered that he be banished. 
D)  conservatives implemented the Hundred Days of Reform program. 
E)  democracy took root in China.

Question 10

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

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A)  the Dutch Republic. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  China. 
E)  Cambodia. 
A)  the Dutch Republic. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  China. 
E)  Cambodia.

Question 11

Footbinding in China

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A)  was practiced only among upper class women who did not perform manual labors. 
B)  symbolized the status of women as useless sex objects. 
C)  was abolished by the late 19th century. 
D)  prevented women from performing manual labor. 
E)  was a sign of religious piety. 
A)  was practiced only among upper class women who did not perform manual labors. 
B)  symbolized the status of women as useless sex objects. 
C)  was abolished by the late 19th century. 
D)  prevented women from performing manual labor. 
E)  was a sign of religious piety.

Question 12

The Chinese revolution of 1911

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A)  was the first successful Marxist revolution in history. 
B)  left a power vacuum in the country due to the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty. 
C)  was the event that gave reformers the power they needed to immediately establish democracy. 
D)  was seen by the West as their greatest achievement. 
E)  was similar to the French Revolution in that soon a Committee of Public Safety ruled China. 
A)  was the first successful Marxist revolution in history. 
B)  left a power vacuum in the country due to the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty. 
C)  was the event that gave reformers the power they needed to immediately establish democracy. 
D)  was seen by the West as their greatest achievement. 
E)  was similar to the French Revolution in that soon a Committee of Public Safety ruled China.

Question 13

The Boxer Rebellion

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A)  was roundly denounced by the Chinese government and was plagued by factionalism. 
B)  was an uprising against foreigners by a Chinese secret society opposed to foreign imperialism. 
C)  was a reaction to the invasion of southwest China by Thai guerrilla troops. 
D)  successfully occupied Beijing, murdering all of the non-Chinese inhabitants. 
E)  led to the successful reoccupation of Taiwan by China. 
A)  was roundly denounced by the Chinese government and was plagued by factionalism. 
B)  was an uprising against foreigners by a Chinese secret society opposed to foreign imperialism. 
C)  was a reaction to the invasion of southwest China by Thai guerrilla troops. 
D)  successfully occupied Beijing, murdering all of the non-Chinese inhabitants. 
E)  led to the successful reoccupation of Taiwan by China.

Question 14

The Taiping Rebellion

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A)  began in Tibet, and was "created" by Russia. 
B)  began in Vietnam and spread only into north China. 
C)  was crushed by a "blended" army of British, French and United States troops. 
D)  separated Taiwan from Japanese control. 
E)  peaked with the rebel capture of the city of Nanjing. 
A)  began in Tibet, and was "created" by Russia. 
B)  began in Vietnam and spread only into north China. 
C)  was crushed by a "blended" army of British, French and United States troops. 
D)  separated Taiwan from Japanese control. 
E)  peaked with the rebel capture of the city of Nanjing.

Question 15

How did a Western presence in China accelerate the development of the Chinese economy?

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A)  It introduced new products that the Chinese were then able to develop for export. 
B)  It imported a number of goods that helped the lagging Chinese economy to pick up steam again. 
C)  It introduced the philosophy of capitalism, which helped China reform its markets. 
D)  It steadily integrated the Chinese market into the nineteenth-century global economy. 
E)  It introduced industrialized agriculture that helped solve the problem of increased population. 
A)  It introduced new products that the Chinese were then able to develop for export. 
B)  It imported a number of goods that helped the lagging Chinese economy to pick up steam again. 
C)  It introduced the philosophy of capitalism, which helped China reform its markets. 
D)  It steadily integrated the Chinese market into the nineteenth-century global economy. 
E)  It introduced industrialized agriculture that helped solve the problem of increased population.

Question 16

After the fall of the shogunate, the

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A)  hereditary rights of the daimyo were strengthened. 
B)  the mass of the rural population was transformed from indentured serfs into yeoman farmers. 
C)  samurai quickly became impoverished. 
D)  emperor now actually guided governmental activities, in sharp contrast to the status of his predecessors under the Tokugawa regime. 
E)  last Tokugawa shogun became the permanent Prime Minister. 
A)  hereditary rights of the daimyo were strengthened. 
B)  the mass of the rural population was transformed from indentured serfs into yeoman farmers. 
C)  samurai quickly became impoverished. 
D)  emperor now actually guided governmental activities, in sharp contrast to the status of his predecessors under the Tokugawa regime. 
E)  last Tokugawa shogun became the permanent Prime Minister.

Question 17

The "spheres of influence"

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A)  were set up in Korea and Annam to enhance Chinese power in both areas. 
B)  were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
C)  Were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
D)  gave foreign governments and merchants exclusive economic privileges in specific regions of China. 
E)  in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea. 
A)  were set up in Korea and Annam to enhance Chinese power in both areas. 
B)  were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
C)  Were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
D)  gave foreign governments and merchants exclusive economic privileges in specific regions of China. 
E)  in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea.

Question 18

When Germany acquired territories in the Shandong Peninsula,

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A)  the United States immediately made claims to acquire its own Chinese territories. 
B)  Russia was able to acquire Burma. 
C)  the Chinese government declined to issue new reforms, fearing further erosion of governmental control. 
D)  Russia pursued an Open Door policy in China. 
E)  it was obvious that the dismemberment of China was impossible. 
A)  the United States immediately made claims to acquire its own Chinese territories. 
B)  Russia was able to acquire Burma. 
C)  the Chinese government declined to issue new reforms, fearing further erosion of governmental control. 
D)  Russia pursued an Open Door policy in China. 
E)  it was obvious that the dismemberment of China was impossible.

Question 19

China's "last emperor" was

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A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Guangxu. 
C)  Kuang Hsu. 
D)  Puyi. 
E)  Yuan Shikai. 
A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Guangxu. 
C)  Kuang Hsu. 
D)  Puyi. 
E)  Yuan Shikai.

Question 20

All of the following about the Empress Dowager Cixi are correct except that she

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A)  ruled as Chinese regent for two decades. 
B)  placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  had once been an imperial concubine. 
D)  opposed radical attempts to bring about Chinese reform. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms. 
A)  ruled as Chinese regent for two decades. 
B)  placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  had once been an imperial concubine. 
D)  opposed radical attempts to bring about Chinese reform. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.

Exam 22: Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

To bring an end to the opium trade, China

A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the

Thanks to the efforts of women in the Japanese labor force, Japan became the leading exporter of silk.

The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

Which Chinese product became increasingly popular in Britain in the 1800s?

Japanese industrial development in the late nineteenth century was accomplished without significant government involvement.

Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus Christ.

The Meiji Restoration

In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu,

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

Footbinding in China

The Chinese revolution of 1911

The Boxer Rebellion

The Taiping Rebellion

How did a Western presence in China accelerate the development of the Chinese economy?

After the fall of the shogunate, the

The "spheres of influence"

When Germany acquired territories in the Shandong Peninsula,

China's "last emperor" was

All of the following about the Empress Dowager Cixi are correct except that she

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