Question 1

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-John Hay and the Open Door

Accepted Answer

John Hay was an American statesman and d

Question 2

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was begun, and won, by China. 
B)  The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British. 
C)  Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade. 
D)  The British used Chinese objection to opium importation as a pretext to unilaterally invade China and forcibly open it to Western trade. 
E)  The war was a competitive confrontation between the Western colonialist nations to determine which would be the most successful at flooding China with opium. 
A)  It was begun, and won, by China. 
B)  The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British. 
C)  Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade. 
D)  The British used Chinese objection to opium importation as a pretext to unilaterally invade China and forcibly open it to Western trade. 
E)  The war was a competitive confrontation between the Western colonialist nations to determine which would be the most successful at flooding China with opium.

Question 3

In the years after the Boxer Rebellion,the

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchu leader, Sun Yat-sen, abdicated. 
B)  Manchus resorted to reactionary repression throughout China. 
C)  Manchus refused to institute even limited reforms. 
D)  slow pace of reform served to intensify revolutionary fervor among the new reformist elite. 
E)  United States expelled the Germans from Shandong. 
A)  Manchu leader, Sun Yat-sen, abdicated. 
B)  Manchus resorted to reactionary repression throughout China. 
C)  Manchus refused to institute even limited reforms. 
D)  slow pace of reform served to intensify revolutionary fervor among the new reformist elite. 
E)  United States expelled the Germans from Shandong.

Question 4

The Taiping Rebellion

Accepted Answer

A)  began in Tibet and was "created" by Russia. 
B)  began in Vietnam and spread only into north China. 
C)  was crushed by a "blended" army of British, French, and United States troops. 
D)  separated Taiwan from Japanese control. 
E)  "peaked" with the rebel capture of the old Ming capital of Nanjing. 
A)  began in Tibet and was "created" by Russia. 
B)  began in Vietnam and spread only into north China. 
C)  was crushed by a "blended" army of British, French, and United States troops. 
D)  separated Taiwan from Japanese control. 
E)  "peaked" with the rebel capture of the old Ming capital of Nanjing.

Question 5

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 6

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Tokugawa shogunate

Accepted Answer

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as th

Question 7

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Meiji Constitution of 1890

Accepted Answer

The Meiji Constitution, also known as th

Question 8

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"three obediences"

Accepted Answer

The "three obediences" is a traditional

Question 9

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Port Arthur

Accepted Answer

Port Arthur refers to several locations

Question 10

Japanese culture during the Meiji Restoration

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A)  was unaffected by foreign influences, unlike the economic and governmental areas of Japanese life. 
B)  was characterized by a period of fascination with Western art, followed by a period of reaction, during which artists searched for authentic Japanese modes of statement. 
C)  included poetry influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Classic Romanticism. 
D)  was ignored by European and North American artists and writers. 
E)  was entirely inspired by recent Chinese models. 
A)  was unaffected by foreign influences, unlike the economic and governmental areas of Japanese life. 
B)  was characterized by a period of fascination with Western art, followed by a period of reaction, during which artists searched for authentic Japanese modes of statement. 
C)  included poetry influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Classic Romanticism. 
D)  was ignored by European and North American artists and writers. 
E)  was entirely inspired by recent Chinese models.

Question 11

The Opium War

Accepted Answer

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 12

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Revolution of 1911

Accepted Answer

The Revolution of 1911, also known as th

Question 13

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Shandong peninsula

Accepted Answer

The Shandong Peninsula, also known as th

Question 14

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Revolutionary Alliance/Tongmenghui

Accepted Answer

The Revolutionary Alliance, also known a

Question 15

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 16

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Korea's Yi dynasty

Accepted Answer

The Yi dynasty, also known as the Joseon

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"self-strengthening"

Accepted Answer

The term "self-strengthening" refers to

Question 19

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Charter Oath of 1868

Accepted Answer

The Charter Oath of 1868, also known as

Question 20

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Sino-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

The term "Sino-Japanese War" refers to o

Exam 22: Shadows over the Pacific: East Asia under Challenge

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -John Hay and the Open Door

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?

In the years after the Boxer Rebellion,the

The Taiping Rebellion

The Russo-Japanese War

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Tokugawa shogunate

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Meiji Constitution of 1890

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"three obediences"

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Port Arthur

Japanese culture during the Meiji Restoration

The Opium War

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Revolution of 1911

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Shandong peninsula

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Revolutionary Alliance/Tongmenghui

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.

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Korea's Yi dynasty

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

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"self-strengthening"

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Charter Oath of 1868

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Sino-Japanese War

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