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

What political,economic,and social reforms were instituted by the Qing dynasty during its final decades,and why were they not more successful in reversing the decline of Manchu rule? Why did the Qing dynasty decline and ultimately collapse,and what role did the Western powers play in this process?

Which of the following was not true about the loss of Qing control over its empire in the late nineteenth century?

Which of the following was not a result of the social policies of the Meiji restoration?

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Yuan Shikai

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Hong Xiuquan and the "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"

The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

How did China and Japan each respond to Western pressures in the nineteenth century,and what implications did their different responses have for each nation's history? How did Western values and institutions influence Chinese and Japanese social mores and traditions during the imperialist era? In particular,contrast China's policy of "East for Essence,West for Practical Use" with the policies of Japan's Meiji Restoration.

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

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Liberal and Progressive parties

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Treaty of Tianjin

What possible reasons might explain why there was no equivalent to the Meiji Restoration in China?

The Sino-Japanese War

The treaty of 1858 signed by U.S.consul Townsend Harris and the Japanese accomplished all of the following except

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki,the Japanese obtained all except

Lord Macartney's trip to Beijing in 1793

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Treaty of Nanjing

As a result of the Chinese-Japanese War of 1894,Japan replaced China as the paramount power in Vietnam.

Japanese industrial development in the late nineteenth century was accomplished without significant government involvement.

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Hiratsuka Raicho's Blue Stockings

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -kokutai