Question 1

When it came to establishing democracy in China, Sun believed that his country

Accepted Answer

A)  must first expel foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  would never embrace democracy. 
C)  would not be ready until they went through some preparation and training first. 
D)  would accept only minor aspects of democracy. 
E)  was far too large and agricultural to make democracy possible. 
A)  must first expel foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  would never embrace democracy. 
C)  would not be ready until they went through some preparation and training first. 
D)  would accept only minor aspects of democracy. 
E)  was far too large and agricultural to make democracy possible.

Question 2

The Taiping Rebellion stemmed from

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A)  Chinese resentment of British imperial policies. 
B)  the Chinese ruling class, who sought for governmental change. 
C)  an increased missionary push in China that caused many peasants to convert to Christianity. 
D)  the lack of support for Chinese peasants in the aftermath of the Opium War. 
E)  the poor living conditions of peasants who faced little governmental help. 
A)  Chinese resentment of British imperial policies. 
B)  the Chinese ruling class, who sought for governmental change. 
C)  an increased missionary push in China that caused many peasants to convert to Christianity. 
D)  the lack of support for Chinese peasants in the aftermath of the Opium War. 
E)  the poor living conditions of peasants who faced little governmental help.

Question 3

In 1868, the Meiji shogunate replaced the long ruling Tokugawa shogunate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Why was the Treaty of Tianjin considered humiliating for the Chinese?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed Japan to take over Korea. 
B)  It made the Chinese opium trade legal. 
C)  It closed all Chinese ports to foreign trade. 
D)  It gave the British the Liaodong Peninsula in 1875. 
E)  It deprived the Russians of any control in northern China. 
A)  It allowed Japan to take over Korea. 
B)  It made the Chinese opium trade legal. 
C)  It closed all Chinese ports to foreign trade. 
D)  It gave the British the Liaodong Peninsula in 1875. 
E)  It deprived the Russians of any control in northern China.

Question 5

The new leaders of the Meiji regime

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A)  sought to eliminate all Western influence from their country. 
B)  denied key administrative posts to modernizing samurai from the Sat-Cho group. 
C)  planned to create a modern political system based on the Western model. 
D)  celebrated the role of the samurai in past and future society. 
E)  gave the emperor absolute power inasmuch as he was a divine descendent of the Sun Goddess. 
A)  sought to eliminate all Western influence from their country. 
B)  denied key administrative posts to modernizing samurai from the Sat-Cho group. 
C)  planned to create a modern political system based on the Western model. 
D)  celebrated the role of the samurai in past and future society. 
E)  gave the emperor absolute power inasmuch as he was a divine descendent of the Sun Goddess.

Question 6

By 1900, China had changed dramatically from the way it was one hundred years earlier, due mainly to

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the Opium War. 
B)  renewed interest in Confucianism. 
C)  the implementation of civil service examinations for public sector positions. 
D)  the growth of the manufacturing sector. 
E)  the decline of Confucian education and the rise of Western-style education. 
A)  the end of the Opium War. 
B)  renewed interest in Confucianism. 
C)  the implementation of civil service examinations for public sector positions. 
D)  the growth of the manufacturing sector. 
E)  the decline of Confucian education and the rise of Western-style education.

Question 7

In the late nineteenth century, the Qing lost control over its empire due to all of these events EXCEPT

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A)  Japan defeated China in a war over Korea in the 1890s. 
B)  the Russians transferred territories north of the Amur River in Siberia to China. 
C)  the Tibetans revived their local autonomy. 
D)  the British and the French removed Burma and Vietnam from their traditional relationship to the Manchu court. 
E)  the Chinese lost Taiwan to Japan. 
A)  Japan defeated China in a war over Korea in the 1890s. 
B)  the Russians transferred territories north of the Amur River in Siberia to China. 
C)  the Tibetans revived their local autonomy. 
D)  the British and the French removed Burma and Vietnam from their traditional relationship to the Manchu court. 
E)  the Chinese lost Taiwan to Japan.

Question 8

The Open Door Policy

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A)  was initiated by the German government. 
B)  formally terminated the spheres of influence in China. 
C)  increased Western control over tariffs and quotas within each sphere of influence. 
D)  served to calm the increasingly frantic pace of Western imperialism in China. 
E)  was initiated by the United States as an altruistic effort to preserve Chinese independence. 
A)  was initiated by the German government. 
B)  formally terminated the spheres of influence in China. 
C)  increased Western control over tariffs and quotas within each sphere of influence. 
D)  served to calm the increasingly frantic pace of Western imperialism in China. 
E)  was initiated by the United States as an altruistic effort to preserve Chinese independence.

Question 9

What was the punishment imposed on China by foreigners for the Boxer Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchu leader, Sun Yat-sen, was forced to abdicate. 
B)  Foreign governments insisted that the Manchus institute repression throughout China. 
C)  Foreign governments took control of much of China, claiming its territories as their own. 
D)  The Chinese government was forced to pay heavy fines and watch as foreign troops destroyed temples. 
E)  Government buildings were burned to the ground. 
A)  Manchu leader, Sun Yat-sen, was forced to abdicate. 
B)  Foreign governments insisted that the Manchus institute repression throughout China. 
C)  Foreign governments took control of much of China, claiming its territories as their own. 
D)  The Chinese government was forced to pay heavy fines and watch as foreign troops destroyed temples. 
E)  Government buildings were burned to the ground.

Question 10

The medical doctor who formed the Revive China Society was

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A)  Cixi. 
B)  Kang Youwei. 
C)  Sun Yat-sen. 
D)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
E)  Quai Ban-le. 
A)  Cixi. 
B)  Kang Youwei. 
C)  Sun Yat-sen. 
D)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
E)  Quai Ban-le.

Question 11

Whose goal was to establish a "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guangu 
B)  Emperor Kangxi 
C)  Lin Zexu 
D)  Hong Xiiuquan 
E)  Empress Dowager Cixi 
A)  Guangu 
B)  Emperor Kangxi 
C)  Lin Zexu 
D)  Hong Xiiuquan 
E)  Empress Dowager Cixi

Question 12

In the 1890s, the Boxers expelled the Russians and the Germans from the Liaodong and Shandong peninsulas, but failed to drive Britain from Hong Kong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following factors did not contribute to the fall of the Manchu Dynasty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  Pressures placed upon it by Western imperialism. 
C)  Its growing inability to control Chinese society. 
D)  Constant Chinese population growth. 
E)  Pressures brought about by internal corruption and revolt. 
A)  Discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  Pressures placed upon it by Western imperialism. 
C)  Its growing inability to control Chinese society. 
D)  Constant Chinese population growth. 
E)  Pressures brought about by internal corruption and revolt.

Question 14

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all EXCEPT

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A)  Taiwan. 
B)  the Liaodong Peninsula. 
C)  Port Arthur. 
D)  greater international prestige. 
E)  Beijing's Forbidden City. 
A)  Taiwan. 
B)  the Liaodong Peninsula. 
C)  Port Arthur. 
D)  greater international prestige. 
E)  Beijing's Forbidden City.

Question 15

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

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A)  seized Taiwan as their first Chinese "colony" in 1827. 
B)  had Lords Macartney and Amherst successfully negotiate broadened British trading rights with the Chinese. 
C)  invaded China in 1816 and took control of all south China seaports. 
D)  shipped large amounts of opium into China at a massive profit. 
E)  replaced the Chinese imperial government with a pro-Western democratic government. 
A)  seized Taiwan as their first Chinese "colony" in 1827. 
B)  had Lords Macartney and Amherst successfully negotiate broadened British trading rights with the Chinese. 
C)  invaded China in 1816 and took control of all south China seaports. 
D)  shipped large amounts of opium into China at a massive profit. 
E)  replaced the Chinese imperial government with a pro-Western democratic government.

Question 16

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in his being refused permission to go to the capital. 
B)  created a scandal because Macartney tried to sell opium to local businessmen. 
C)  was the primary action leading to the fall of the Qing. 
D)  failed, as the Chinese government did not want additional trade with Britain. 
E)  succeeded in obtaining Hong Kong for Great Britain. 
A)  resulted in his being refused permission to go to the capital. 
B)  created a scandal because Macartney tried to sell opium to local businessmen. 
C)  was the primary action leading to the fall of the Qing. 
D)  failed, as the Chinese government did not want additional trade with Britain. 
E)  succeeded in obtaining Hong Kong for Great Britain.

Question 17

The Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

A)  was initiated by a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur. 
B)  rekindled Russian pride in its military-structure and leadership after Russia had won. 
C)  was the third phase of the Sino-Japanese War. 
D)  ended with mediation by President Woodrow Wilson 
E)  had little impact upon Western governments and public opinion. 
A)  was initiated by a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur. 
B)  rekindled Russian pride in its military-structure and leadership after Russia had won. 
C)  was the third phase of the Sino-Japanese War. 
D)  ended with mediation by President Woodrow Wilson 
E)  had little impact upon Western governments and public opinion.

Question 18

The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

In 1800, the Qing or Manchu dynasty was at the lowest point of its power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was not an obstacle in China embarking on a Western path to industrialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  External pressures from the West were stronger than the internal unity of Chinese politics. 
B)  Industrial production still relied on traditional methods. 
C)  Coastal routes faced increasing competition from foreign shipping. 
D)  A lack of importation of Western technology. 
E)  Efforts to imitate Western methods of manufacturing and industry were inefficient and mismanaged. 
A)  External pressures from the West were stronger than the internal unity of Chinese politics. 
B)  Industrial production still relied on traditional methods. 
C)  Coastal routes faced increasing competition from foreign shipping. 
D)  A lack of importation of Western technology. 
E)  Efforts to imitate Western methods of manufacturing and industry were inefficient and mismanaged.

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

When it came to establishing democracy in China, Sun believed that his country

The Taiping Rebellion stemmed from

In 1868, the Meiji shogunate replaced the long ruling Tokugawa shogunate.

Why was the Treaty of Tianjin considered humiliating for the Chinese?

The new leaders of the Meiji regime

By 1900, China had changed dramatically from the way it was one hundred years earlier, due mainly to

In the late nineteenth century, the Qing lost control over its empire due to all of these events EXCEPT

The Open Door Policy

What was the punishment imposed on China by foreigners for the Boxer Rebellion?

The medical doctor who formed the Revive China Society was

Whose goal was to establish a "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"?

In the 1890s, the Boxers expelled the Russians and the Germans from the Liaodong and Shandong peninsulas, but failed to drive Britain from Hong Kong.

Which of the following factors did not contribute to the fall of the Manchu Dynasty?

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all EXCEPT

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

The Russo-Japanese War

The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of

In 1800, the Qing or Manchu dynasty was at the lowest point of its power.

Which of the following was not an obstacle in China embarking on a Western path to industrialization?

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Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

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The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

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The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

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