Question 1

The Con fucian officials who fostered the last Qing Restoration embarked on a policy known as

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A) Self-Help. 
B) Self-Denial. 
C) Self-Imperialism. 
D) Self-Strengthening. 
E) Self-Control. 
A) Self-Help. 
B) Self-Denial. 
C) Self-Imperialism. 
D) Self-Strengthening. 
E) Self-Control.

Question 2

What was one of the major geopolitical moves by the Japanese several years after they defeated the Chinese in the first Sino-Japanese War?

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A) The Japanese became isolated from the world stage and were labeled the Hermit kingdom. 
B) The Japanese annexed Korea, a move meant to show the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese. 
C) The Japanese tried to annex Hawaii in order to expand their territorial holdings in the Pacific region. 
D) The Japanese tried to help the Chinese stabilize the Qing Dynasty with foreign aid. 
E) The Japanese began several decades of peaceful industrialization and peaceful relations with its neighbors. 
A) The Japanese became isolated from the world stage and were labeled the Hermit kingdom. 
B) The Japanese annexed Korea, a move meant to show the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese. 
C) The Japanese tried to annex Hawaii in order to expand their territorial holdings in the Pacific region. 
D) The Japanese tried to help the Chinese stabilize the Qing Dynasty with foreign aid. 
E) The Japanese began several decades of peaceful industrialization and peaceful relations with its neighbors.

Question 3

Kang Yu-wei's ideas led to the New China Movement. How did Kang view the teaching of Confucius?

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A) Kang thought Confucius was too radical for modern China. 
B) Kang thought Confucius was a reformer. 
C) Kang thought Confucius was for a static society. 
D) Kang thought Confucius was irrelevant to Chinese history. 
E) Kang worshipped the teachings of Confucius. 
A) Kang thought Confucius was too radical for modern China. 
B) Kang thought Confucius was a reformer. 
C) Kang thought Confucius was for a static society. 
D) Kang thought Confucius was irrelevant to Chinese history. 
E) Kang worshipped the teachings of Confucius.

Question 4

What was one of the major reasons for Western support to the Qing Dynasty in defeating the Taiping Rebellion?

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A) The Taipings were strongly opposed to Christianity and wanted to remove all missionaries. 
B) The Taiping Rebellions led to a war with Japan and the Chinese population preferred peace. 
C) The Taipings would not allow reforms in Confucian governmental practices. 
D) The Taiping eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners. 
E) The Taipings liked opium usage and the Western powers felt it was bad for the Chinese people. 
A) The Taipings were strongly opposed to Christianity and wanted to remove all missionaries. 
B) The Taiping Rebellions led to a war with Japan and the Chinese population preferred peace. 
C) The Taipings would not allow reforms in Confucian governmental practices. 
D) The Taiping eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners. 
E) The Taipings liked opium usage and the Western powers felt it was bad for the Chinese people.

Question 5

Discuss key leaders in Chinese history at this time and elaborate on their significance.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 6

Sun Yat-Sen believed a revolution in China must come from

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A) the merchant class. 
B) below, the poor in society. 
C) the scholar bureaucrats. 
D) the emperor. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) the merchant class. 
B) below, the poor in society. 
C) the scholar bureaucrats. 
D) the emperor. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 7

Term for identification:  100 Days of Reform

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The 100 Days of Reform refers to a brief

Question 8

Kang Yu-Wei argued that Confucius was a

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A) deity. 
B) reformer. 
C) merchant. 
D) radical revolutionary. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) deity. 
B) reformer. 
C) merchant. 
D) radical revolutionary. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 9

Sun Yat-Sen argued that which of the following had to be established before China would have political harmony once again?

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A) Social justice. 
B) A strong economy. 
C) Legalism based government. 
D) National religion. 
E) Foreign treaties. 
A) Social justice. 
B) A strong economy. 
C) Legalism based government. 
D) National religion. 
E) Foreign treaties.

Question 10

Approximately how long did Empress Dowager Cixi manage to hold on to power in China?

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A) Only two years. 
B) One decade. 
C) Almost twenty years. 
D) She never was really in power. 
E) Almost fifty years. 
A) Only two years. 
B) One decade. 
C) Almost twenty years. 
D) She never was really in power. 
E) Almost fifty years.

Question 11

The Republi c of China was declared in ____________________.

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The answer of The Republi c of China was declared...

Question 12

After the British began their trade with China, in which product was there a forcible opening of Chinese ports to the outside world?

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A) Jade. 
B) Rice. 
C) Opium. 
D) Weapons. 
E) Silk. 
A) Jade. 
B) Rice. 
C) Opium. 
D) Weapons. 
E) Silk.

Question 13

According to Sun Yat-sen, what would be the source of a successful revolution in China?

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A) Sun Yat-sen believed the revolution would have to come from the overtaxed and impoverished peasants. 
B) Sun Yat-sen thought the foreigners would lead a successful revolution against the Qing Dynasty. 
C) Sun Yat-sen felt that the source for the revolution would be among the wealthy upper-class scholars. 
D) Sun Yat-sen felt that it was hopeless to think of revolution because of the long  Chinese history of static government. 
E) Sun Yat-sen looked to the Emperor for the leadership to begin a revolution to free China. 
A) Sun Yat-sen believed the revolution would have to come from the overtaxed and impoverished peasants. 
B) Sun Yat-sen thought the foreigners would lead a successful revolution against the Qing Dynasty. 
C) Sun Yat-sen felt that the source for the revolution would be among the wealthy upper-class scholars. 
D) Sun Yat-sen felt that it was hopeless to think of revolution because of the long  Chinese history of static government. 
E) Sun Yat-sen looked to the Emperor for the leadership to begin a revolution to free China.

Question 14

During th e Qing Dynasty Restoration, regional armies were organized to

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A) fight the Japanese when they entered Manchuria. 
B) make sure that the peasants paid their taxes. 
C) help the peasants in getting trained to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. 
D) help the country recover from the disastrous Sino-Japanese War. 
E) take the place of central government forces that had shown their weakness in the Taiping Rebellion. 
A) fight the Japanese when they entered Manchuria. 
B) make sure that the peasants paid their taxes. 
C) help the peasants in getting trained to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. 
D) help the country recover from the disastrous Sino-Japanese War. 
E) take the place of central government forces that had shown their weakness in the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 15

What major event in the 1800s in Chinese history led to the first of the "unequal treaties"?

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A) The Boxer Rebellion. 
B) The Self-Strengthening Movement. 
C) The Foot Binding Rebellion 
D) The Opium Wars. 
E) The Mongolian Invasions. 
A) The Boxer Rebellion. 
B) The Self-Strengthening Movement. 
C) The Foot Binding Rebellion 
D) The Opium Wars. 
E) The Mongolian Invasions.

Question 16

The Kuomintang refers to

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A) the Chinese nationalist political party. 
B) the Chinese military offensive against the emperor. 
C) the Chinese term for European military troops. 
D) the Chinese merchant guild. 
E) Both B and C are correct. 
A) the Chinese nationalist political party. 
B) the Chinese military offensive against the emperor. 
C) the Chinese term for European military troops. 
D) the Chinese merchant guild. 
E) Both B and C are correct.

Question 17

____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern China".

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The answer of ____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern...

Question 18

Term for identification: Sino-Japanese War

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The term "Sino-Japanese War" refers to o

Question 19

After 1916, China's political situation can best be described as

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A) a true democracy. 
B) a period of warlordism. 
C) unified under a clear leader. 
D) an economic oligarchy. 
E) None of the options are correct. 
A) a true democracy. 
B) a period of warlordism. 
C) unified under a clear leader. 
D) an economic oligarchy. 
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 20

Term for identification: Kuomintang

Accepted Answer

The Kuomintang, also known as the KMT or

Exam 37: China in the Age of Imperialism

The Con fucian officials who fostered the last Qing Restoration embarked on a policy known as

What was one of the major geopolitical moves by the Japanese several years after they defeated the Chinese in the first Sino-Japanese War?

Kang Yu-wei's ideas led to the New China Movement. How did Kang view the teaching of Confucius?

What was one of the major reasons for Western support to the Qing Dynasty in defeating the Taiping Rebellion?

Discuss key leaders in Chinese history at this time and elaborate on their significance.

Sun Yat-Sen believed a revolution in China must come from

Term for identification: 100 Days of Reform

Kang Yu-Wei argued that Confucius was a

Sun Yat-Sen argued that which of the following had to be established before China would have political harmony once again?

Approximately how long did Empress Dowager Cixi manage to hold on to power in China?

The Republi c of China was declared in ____________________.

After the British began their trade with China, in which product was there a forcible opening of Chinese ports to the outside world?

According to Sun Yat-sen, what would be the source of a successful revolution in China?

During th e Qing Dynasty Restoration, regional armies were organized to

What major event in the 1800s in Chinese history led to the first of the "unequal treaties"?

The Kuomintang refers to

____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern China".

Term for identification: Sino-Japanese War

After 1916, China's political situation can best be described as

Term for identification: Kuomintang

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