Question 1

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Port Arthur on the Korean (Liaodong)Peninsula 
B) Tibet 
C) Vladivostok Port on the Kamchatka Peninsula 
D) Sakhalin Island 
E) territories in the Shangdong Peninsula​ 
A) Port Arthur on the Korean (Liaodong)Peninsula 
B) Tibet 
C) Vladivostok Port on the Kamchatka Peninsula 
D) Sakhalin Island 
E) territories in the Shangdong Peninsula​

Question 2

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 3

The "spheres of influence"

Accepted Answer

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) enabled the Manchus to regain their power base in their Manchurian heartland. 
D) were in part the result of local Chinese strongmen selling exclusive economic privileges to foreign governments and their merchants. 
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) enabled the Manchus to regain their power base in their Manchurian heartland. 
D) were in part the result of local Chinese strongmen selling exclusive economic privileges to foreign governments and their merchants. 
E) in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea.

Question 4

Merchants in nineteenth century China relied more heavily on coastal routes to avoid competition from foreign shipping. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Edo/Tokyo

Accepted Answer

Edo/Tokyo refers to two historical perio

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
John Hay and the Open Door

Accepted Answer

John Hay was an American statesman and d

Question 7

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was​

Accepted Answer

A) "Expel the foreign devils" 
B) "Bread, Peace and Land" 
C) "East for Essence, West for Practical Use." 
D) "Confucian principals for Chinese strength" 
E) "Dare to know" 
A) "Expel the foreign devils" 
B) "Bread, Peace and Land" 
C) "East for Essence, West for Practical Use." 
D) "Confucian principals for Chinese strength" 
E) "Dare to know"

Question 8

Which of the following 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) an educational system emphasizing applied science 
A) a graduated and progressive income tax 
B) a new land tax 
C) industrial subsidies 
D) improved systems of transportation and communication 
E) an educational system emphasizing applied science

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Tokugawa shogunate

Accepted Answer

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as th

Question 10

The Open Door Policy

Accepted Answer

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 11

Hong Xiuquan

Accepted Answer

A) was the Christian leader of the Taiping Rebellion. 
B) was a retired houseboy who became emperor in 1855. 
C) was angered by government expenditures to widen and deepen the Grand Canal. 
D) supported the Qing during the Taiping Rebellion. 
E) received overwhelming and continuous support from the West. 
A) was the Christian leader of the Taiping Rebellion. 
B) was a retired houseboy who became emperor in 1855. 
C) was angered by government expenditures to widen and deepen the Grand Canal. 
D) supported the Qing during the Taiping Rebellion. 
E) received overwhelming and continuous support from the West.

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Accepted Answer

Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry was a

Question 13

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force​ .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus​

Accepted Answer

A) privately funded the Boxers to stage a revolt. 
B) made concessions with other foreign nations, including the United States. 
C) closed Shanghai to all foreigners. 
D) executed Lord Amherst. 
E) opened an international free trade zone in Zardoz province. 
A) privately funded the Boxers to stage a revolt. 
B) made concessions with other foreign nations, including the United States. 
C) closed Shanghai to all foreigners. 
D) executed Lord Amherst. 
E) opened an international free trade zone in Zardoz province.

Question 15

How did the establishment of the Meiji government by the Constitution of 1890 embody the idea of kotukai ​ ,  differentiating it from Western style reformations?

Accepted Answer

The establishment of the Meiji governmen

Question 16

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Rapid industrialization to propel agricultural reforms and land redistribution. 
B) Distribution of power between the legislative and executive branches. 
C) Installation of authority vested in parliament in true democracy. 
D) Economic overhauls that granted control of the Japanese infrastructure to the daimyo corporations. 
E) Socialism with a moderated figurehead monarchy. 
A) Rapid industrialization to propel agricultural reforms and land redistribution. 
B) Distribution of power between the legislative and executive branches. 
C) Installation of authority vested in parliament in true democracy. 
D) Economic overhauls that granted control of the Japanese infrastructure to the daimyo corporations. 
E) Socialism with a moderated figurehead monarchy.

Question 17

Which of the following was not a feature of the Treaty of Nanjing?

Accepted Answer

A) Hong Kong was transferred to British control. 
B) The British agreed to stop exporting opium to China. 
C) The British obtained the right to begin trading in five Chinese ports. 
D) All 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 obtained the right to begin trading in five Chinese ports. 
D) All 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 18

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

Accepted Answer

A) restoration of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B) retained the traditional warrior class system. 
C) confiscation of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D) exile of the samurai. 
E) extermination of the samurai with "assisted seppuku." 
A) restoration of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B) retained the traditional warrior class system. 
C) confiscation of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D) exile of the samurai. 
E) extermination of the samurai with "assisted seppuku."

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Puyi

Accepted Answer

Puyi, also known as Henry Pu Yi, was the

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Revolution of 1911

Accepted Answer

The Revolution of 1911, also known as th

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China?

The Russo-Japanese War

The "spheres of influence"

Merchants in nineteenth century China relied more heavily on coastal routes to avoid competition from foreign shipping.

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Edo/Tokyo

Instructions: Identify the following terms. John Hay and the Open Door

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was

Which of the following was not a Meiji economic policy?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Tokugawa shogunate

The Open Door Policy

Hong Xiuquan

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Commodore Matthew C. Perry

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force .

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus

How did the establishment of the Meiji government by the Constitution of 1890 embody the idea of kotukai , differentiating it from Western style reformations?

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy?

Which of the following was not a feature of the Treaty of Nanjing?

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Puyi

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Revolution of 1911

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Exam 9: Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China? ​

The Russo-Japanese War

The "spheres of influence"

Merchants in nineteenth century China relied more heavily on coastal routes to avoid competition from foreign shipping. ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Edo/Tokyo

Instructions: Identify the following terms. John Hay and the Open Door

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was​

Which of the following was not a Meiji economic policy?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Tokugawa shogunate

The Open Door Policy

Hong Xiuquan

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Commodore Matthew C. Perry

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force​ .

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus​

How did the establishment of the Meiji government by the Constitution of 1890 embody the idea of kotukai ​ , differentiating it from Western style reformations?

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy? ​

Which of the following was not a feature of the Treaty of Nanjing?

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Puyi

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Revolution of 1911

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China?

Merchants in nineteenth century China relied more heavily on coastal routes to avoid competition from foreign shipping.

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force .

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus

How did the establishment of the Meiji government by the Constitution of 1890 embody the idea of kotukai , differentiating it from Western style reformations?

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy?