Question 1

The so-called "barren rock" which Great Britain gained as a result of the Opium War was

Accepted Answer

A)  Port Arthur. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Bejing. 
E)  Nanking. 
A)  Port Arthur. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Bejing. 
E)  Nanking.

Question 2

Japan's Charter Oath - one of its reform measures -- promised to enlist the political involvement of only the best and brightest members of the public.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Treaty of Nanjing included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Hong Kong was transferred to British control. 
B)  the British agreed to stop exporting opium to China. 
C)  the British gained the right to begin trading in five Chinese ports. 
D)  British citizens in China were granted extraterritorial rights. 
E)  the British were to be paid an indemnity to cover the cost of the Opium War. 
A)  Hong Kong was transferred to British control. 
B)  the British agreed to stop exporting opium to China. 
C)  the British gained the right to begin trading in five Chinese ports. 
D)  British citizens in China were granted extraterritorial rights. 
E)  the British were to be paid an indemnity to cover the cost of the Opium War.

Question 4

The United States Secretary of State who proposed the Open Door Policy was

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert LaFollette. 
B)  John Marshall. 
C)  Richard Olney. 
D)  John Hay. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt. 
A)  Robert LaFollette. 
B)  John Marshall. 
C)  Richard Olney. 
D)  John Hay. 
E)  Theodore Roosevelt.

Question 5

The United States president and the admiral he sent to Japan were, respectively,

Accepted Answer

A)  Zachary Taylor and David Farragut. 
B)  Franklin Pierce and John Paul Jones. 
C)  Millard Fillmore and David Jones. 
D)  Millard Fillmore and Matthew Perry. 
E)  James Buchanan and Abner Doubleday. 
A)  Zachary Taylor and David Farragut. 
B)  Franklin Pierce and John Paul Jones. 
C)  Millard Fillmore and David Jones. 
D)  Millard Fillmore and Matthew Perry. 
E)  James Buchanan and Abner Doubleday.

Question 6

Which statement is FALSE about China at the end of the nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial production was on the rise, although it was still based largely on traditional methods. 
B)  The transportation system was chaotic. 
C)  The rapidly increasing population resulted in smaller plots of land for the peasants. 
D)  The Qing had finally succeeded in uniting all Chinese behind the regime. 
E)  China was still locked into the traditional mindset that glorified the virtues of an agrarian society and discouraged commercial activity. 
A)  Industrial production was on the rise, although it was still based largely on traditional methods. 
B)  The transportation system was chaotic. 
C)  The rapidly increasing population resulted in smaller plots of land for the peasants. 
D)  The Qing had finally succeeded in uniting all Chinese behind the regime. 
E)  China was still locked into the traditional mindset that glorified the virtues of an agrarian society and discouraged commercial activity.

Question 7

Empress Dowager Cixi

Accepted Answer

A)  was sensitive to the needs of the people. 
B)  placed her son on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  was a champion of democratic reforms. 
D)  initially opposed reform but later supported some reforms, including the civil service examination. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms. 
A)  was sensitive to the needs of the people. 
B)  placed her son on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  was a champion of democratic reforms. 
D)  initially opposed reform but later supported some reforms, including the civil service examination. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.

Question 8

The Qing dynasty's weakness in the nineteenth century allowed Russia to force the cession of territories north of Siberia's Amur River.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All of the following were true about the "Sat-Cho" alliance except that it

Accepted Answer

A)  was militarily "punished" for firing on foreign shipping. 
B)  Was against the Japanese opening to the West. 
C)  produced a rebellion that ended the shogunate and brought about the Meiji Restoration. 
D)  became more willing to trade after Western ships destroyed Choshu fortifications. 
E)  had a strong military tradition. 
A)  was militarily "punished" for firing on foreign shipping. 
B)  Was against the Japanese opening to the West. 
C)  produced a rebellion that ended the shogunate and brought about the Meiji Restoration. 
D)  became more willing to trade after Western ships destroyed Choshu fortifications. 
E)  had a strong military tradition.

Question 10

As silver and copper mines in Asia became exhausted during the eighteenth century, what policy did the bakufu in Japan adopt?

Accepted Answer

A)  A more open-door policy, seeking other countries with similar mines. 
B)  A policy of seeking increased trade with Asian countries to finance its silk imports.. 
C)  One that cut out the need for goods that had been previously imported. 
D)  A more closed policy that encouraged the domestic production of goods that had been previously imported. 
E)  One that increasingly relied on Korea to provide the means for significant imports. 
A)  A more open-door policy, seeking other countries with similar mines. 
B)  A policy of seeking increased trade with Asian countries to finance its silk imports.. 
C)  One that cut out the need for goods that had been previously imported. 
D)  A more closed policy that encouraged the domestic production of goods that had been previously imported. 
E)  One that increasingly relied on Korea to provide the means for significant imports.

Question 11

Footbinding in China was practiced exclusively among upper-class women who did not have to perform physical labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Reforms made by the Qing dynasty after the Boxer Rebellion alienated which groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peasants and artisans, who faced eroding living conditions due to rising taxes. 
B)  Merchants and professionals, who saw increased restrictions on trade with little return. 
C)  Members of the aristocracy, who resented their privileges being stripped away. 
D)  Conservatives, who did not see reform as the means to shore up the dynasty. 
E)  Western powers, who saw the reforms as a threat to the benefits they enjoyed. 
A)  Peasants and artisans, who faced eroding living conditions due to rising taxes. 
B)  Merchants and professionals, who saw increased restrictions on trade with little return. 
C)  Members of the aristocracy, who resented their privileges being stripped away. 
D)  Conservatives, who did not see reform as the means to shore up the dynasty. 
E)  Western powers, who saw the reforms as a threat to the benefits they enjoyed.

Question 13

In 1906, the Chinese government abolished the civil service examinations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In spite of the democratic form of Japan's Constitution of 1890, the nation remained under the control of a ruling oligarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The new policies of the Meiji Restoration included

Accepted Answer

A)  restoring of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B)  retaining the traditional warrior class system. 
C)  confiscating of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D)  exiling the samurai. 
E)  exterminating of the samurai with "assisted seppuku." 
A)  restoring of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B)  retaining the traditional warrior class system. 
C)  confiscating of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D)  exiling the samurai. 
E)  exterminating of the samurai with "assisted seppuku."

Question 16

Which of these was NOT a Meiji economic policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  A graduated and progressive income tax 
B)  A new land tax 
C)  Industrial subsidies 
D)  Improved systems of transportation and communication 
E)  Laissez-faire government policies 
A)  A graduated and progressive income tax 
B)  A new land tax 
C)  Industrial subsidies 
D)  Improved systems of transportation and communication 
E)  Laissez-faire government policies

Question 17

Sun's plan for revolution in China called for the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty, beginning with

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion of foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  Writing the guidelines for a constitutional democracy. 
C)  a military takeover of China. 
D)  execution of anyone opposing the revolution. 
E)  ouster of all foreigners from China. 
A)  expulsion of foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  Writing the guidelines for a constitutional democracy. 
C)  a military takeover of China. 
D)  execution of anyone opposing the revolution. 
E)  ouster of all foreigners from China.

Question 18

The Sino-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

A)  marked the acceptance of Western-style imperialism by China when it took Korea from Japan. 
B)  began as each country tried to keep the other from taking over Tibet. 
C)  became a two-power conflict when Russia refused to honor its alliance with Japan. 
D)  culminated in the Treaty of Harbin, which saw China gain the island of Hokkaido. 
E)  forced China to cede Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan. 
A)  marked the acceptance of Western-style imperialism by China when it took Korea from Japan. 
B)  began as each country tried to keep the other from taking over Tibet. 
C)  became a two-power conflict when Russia refused to honor its alliance with Japan. 
D)  culminated in the Treaty of Harbin, which saw China gain the island of Hokkaido. 
E)  forced China to cede Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan.

Question 19

In what way did Japanese women play a role in Japan's efforts to modernize?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young women were expected to work for at least a few years before getting married. 
B)  They became indispensable parts of business modernization and growth. 
C)  Women became a part of governmental policies to adapt new technologies. 
D)  Rural women raised families while men moved to cities for factory work. 
E)  Young girls were sent to work in textile mills. 
A)  Young women were expected to work for at least a few years before getting married. 
B)  They became indispensable parts of business modernization and growth. 
C)  Women became a part of governmental policies to adapt new technologies. 
D)  Rural women raised families while men moved to cities for factory work. 
E)  Young girls were sent to work in textile mills.

Question 20

Historians believe that Japanese success can be credited on some level to luck.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The so-called "barren rock" which Great Britain gained as a result of the Opium War was

Japan's Charter Oath - one of its reform measures -- promised to enlist the political involvement of only the best and brightest members of the public.

The Treaty of Nanjing included all of the following provisions EXCEPT

The United States Secretary of State who proposed the Open Door Policy was

The United States president and the admiral he sent to Japan were, respectively,

Which statement is FALSE about China at the end of the nineteenth century?

Empress Dowager Cixi

The Qing dynasty's weakness in the nineteenth century allowed Russia to force the cession of territories north of Siberia's Amur River.

All of the following were true about the "Sat-Cho" alliance except that it

As silver and copper mines in Asia became exhausted during the eighteenth century, what policy did the bakufu in Japan adopt?

Footbinding in China was practiced exclusively among upper-class women who did not have to perform physical labor.

Reforms made by the Qing dynasty after the Boxer Rebellion alienated which groups?

In 1906, the Chinese government abolished the civil service examinations.

In spite of the democratic form of Japan's Constitution of 1890, the nation remained under the control of a ruling oligarchy.

The new policies of the Meiji Restoration included

Which of these was NOT a Meiji economic policy?

Sun's plan for revolution in China called for the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty, beginning with

The Sino-Japanese War

In what way did Japanese women play a role in Japan's efforts to modernize?

Historians believe that Japanese success can be credited on some level to luck.

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