Question 1

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 2

The Opium War

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A) finally forced China to cease selling opium in India and Singapore. 
B) was ended by the Treaty of Taiwan. 
C) gave Britain control of Hong Kong. 
D) ended with a British defeat. 
E) gave China the right to sell opium in India. 
A) finally forced China to cease selling opium in India and Singapore. 
B) was ended by the Treaty of Taiwan. 
C) gave Britain control of Hong Kong. 
D) ended with a British defeat. 
E) gave China the right to sell opium in India.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Treaty of Nanjing

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The Treaty of Nanjing (Nanking) was a pe

Question 4

The Japanese opening to the West resulted from

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A) the naval expeditions of Commodore Perry. 
B) the diplomatic efforts of Lord Amherst. 
C) the aftermath of the Plague of 1853. 
D) the vote of a two-thirds majority in the Diet. 
E) a collective decision by the pirates of Satsuma and the daimyo of Osaka. 
A) the naval expeditions of Commodore Perry. 
B) the diplomatic efforts of Lord Amherst. 
C) the aftermath of the Plague of 1853. 
D) the vote of a two-thirds majority in the Diet. 
E) a collective decision by the pirates of Satsuma and the daimyo of Osaka.

Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Revolutionary Alliance/Tongmenghui

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The Revolutionary Alliance, also known a

Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Qianlong

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Qianlong was the sixth emperor of the Qi

Question 7

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 8

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

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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 9

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How did Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities of 1911 both succeed and fail?  Why do some historians make the argument that 1911 was not a real revolution, per se, but simply the collapse of the old Manchu dynasty?​

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Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities o

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
"three obediences"

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The "three obediences" is a traditional

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT represent a sign of changing times in China for women?​

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A) Increase of educational opportunities for women and girls. 
B) Official discouragement of footbinding. 
C) Women working in factories in Shanghai. 
D) They participated in political rebellions. 
E) Empress Cixi modified the succession system to allow a Qing female ruler. 
A) Increase of educational opportunities for women and girls. 
B) Official discouragement of footbinding. 
C) Women working in factories in Shanghai. 
D) They participated in political rebellions. 
E) Empress Cixi modified the succession system to allow a Qing female ruler.

Question 13

The main reason for issuing the Imperial Rescript was ​

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A) to retain the idea of Japanese uniqueness within the political framework. 
B) fear that westernization would dilute Japanese traditional responsibility to the community. 
C) enforcing adherence to Shinto as part of the nationalization movement. 
D) ensure agricultural workers did not flee their labor duties by moving to the city. 
E) maintain economic equilibrium in the process of modernization. 
A) to retain the idea of Japanese uniqueness within the political framework. 
B) fear that westernization would dilute Japanese traditional responsibility to the community. 
C) enforcing adherence to Shinto as part of the nationalization movement. 
D) ensure agricultural workers did not flee their labor duties by moving to the city. 
E) maintain economic equilibrium in the process of modernization.

Question 14

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

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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 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Sun Yat-sen

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Sun Yat-sen, also known as Sun Zhongshan

Question 16

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

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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 17

In 1894, the Qing went to war with Japan over

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A) Tibet. 
B) Korea. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) Laos. 
E) Siberia. 
A) Tibet. 
B) Korea. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) Laos. 
E) Siberia.

Question 18

In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu, all of the following occurred except

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A) conservatives turned against him. 
B) Cixi successfully took power in Peking. 
C) he was made a palace captive by his aunt. 
D) the One Hundred Days of Reform failed. 
E) democracy took root in China. 
A) conservatives turned against him. 
B) Cixi successfully took power in Peking. 
C) he was made a palace captive by his aunt. 
D) the One Hundred Days of Reform failed. 
E) democracy took root in China.

Question 19

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Yuan Shikai

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Yuan Shikai (袁世凯, 16 September 1859 – 6

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

The Opium War

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Nanjing

The Japanese opening to the West resulted from

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Revolutionary Alliance/Tongmenghui

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Qianlong

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

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.

How did Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities of 1911 both succeed and fail? Why do some historians make the argument that 1911 was not a real revolution, per se, but simply the collapse of the old Manchu dynasty?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "three obediences"

Which of the following does NOT represent a sign of changing times in China for women?

The main reason for issuing the Imperial Rescript was

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sun Yat-sen

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 1894, the Qing went to war with Japan over

In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu, all of the following occurred except

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Yuan Shikai

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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To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

The Opium War

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Treaty of Nanjing

The Japanese opening to the West resulted from

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Revolutionary Alliance/Tongmenghui

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Qianlong

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

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.

How did Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities of 1911 both succeed and fail? Why do some historians make the argument that 1911 was not a real revolution, per se, but simply the collapse of the old Manchu dynasty?​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. "three obediences"

Which of the following does NOT represent a sign of changing times in China for women?​

The main reason for issuing the Imperial Rescript was ​

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Sun Yat-sen

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 1894, the Qing went to war with Japan over

In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu, all of the following occurred except

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

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Yuan Shikai

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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How did Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities of 1911 both succeed and fail? Why do some historians make the argument that 1911 was not a real revolution, per se, but simply the collapse of the old Manchu dynasty?

Which of the following does NOT represent a sign of changing times in China for women?

The main reason for issuing the Imperial Rescript was