Question 1

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Sun Yat-sen

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Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) was a Chinese re

Question 2

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"dancing cabinet"

Accepted Answer

The term "dancing cabinet" does not refe

Question 3

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Ryukyu Islands

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The Ryukyu Islands, also known as the Na

Question 4

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Edo/Tokyo

Accepted Answer

Edo/Tokyo refers to two historical perio

Question 5

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-extraterritoriality

Accepted Answer

Extraterritoriality refers to the legal

Question 6

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-opium trade and Opium War

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The opium trade refers to the historical

Question 7

Meiji economic policies

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A)  included a new agricultural land tax which did not generate a great deal of revenue but profited many peasants. 
B)  developed a closely linked business-government relationship which accelerated industrial growth, in armaments and shipbuilding as well as silk and tea. 
C)  were held back by the tradition-based belief that Japanese women should not work in factories. 
D)  concentrated upon rural development at the expense of industrialization. 
E)  were a throwback to the shogunate practices of the sixteenth century. 
A)  included a new agricultural land tax which did not generate a great deal of revenue but profited many peasants. 
B)  developed a closely linked business-government relationship which accelerated industrial growth, in armaments and shipbuilding as well as silk and tea. 
C)  were held back by the tradition-based belief that Japanese women should not work in factories. 
D)  concentrated upon rural development at the expense of industrialization. 
E)  were a throwback to the shogunate practices of the sixteenth century.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-spheres of influence

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Spheres of influence refer to areas or r

Question 9

After the fall of the shogunate,the

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A)  hereditary rights of the daimyo were strengthened. 
B)  the mass of the rural population was transformed from indentured serfs into citizens. 
C)  samurai quickly became impoverished. 
D)  emperor now actually guided governmental activities, in sharp contrast to the status of his predecessors under the Tokugawa regime. 
E)  last Tokugawa shogun became the permanent Prime Minister. 
A)  hereditary rights of the daimyo were strengthened. 
B)  the mass of the rural population was transformed from indentured serfs into citizens. 
C)  samurai quickly became impoverished. 
D)  emperor now actually guided governmental activities, in sharp contrast to the status of his predecessors under the Tokugawa regime. 
E)  last Tokugawa shogun became the permanent Prime Minister.

Question 10

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 11

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Puyi

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Puyi, also known as Henry Pu Yi, was the

Question 12

With an aroused concern over the emergence of Japanese imperialist power in 1894,the European powers forced the Japanese to

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A)  assume responsibility for the Philippine islands. 
B)  give up the Shandong Peninsula to Russia. 
C)  give up Canton and also Macao. 
D)  give up their land in eastern Siberia. 
E)  return the Liaodong Peninsula to China. 
A)  assume responsibility for the Philippine islands. 
B)  give up the Shandong Peninsula to Russia. 
C)  give up Canton and also Macao. 
D)  give up their land in eastern Siberia. 
E)  return the Liaodong Peninsula to China.

Question 13

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-foot binding

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The answer of Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-foot binding...

Question 14

The United States president and the admiral he sent to Japan were,respectively,

Accepted Answer

A)  Zachary Taylor and David Farragut. 
B)  Franklin Pierce and John Paul Jones. 
C)  Millard Fillmore and David Jones. 
D)  Millard Fillmore and Matthew Perry. 
E)  James Buchanan and Abner Doubleday. 
A)  Zachary Taylor and David Farragut. 
B)  Franklin Pierce and John Paul Jones. 
C)  Millard Fillmore and David Jones. 
D)  Millard Fillmore and Matthew Perry. 
E)  James Buchanan and Abner Doubleday.

Question 15

Was the Opium War a turning point in Chinese history? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Opium War was a turning point i

Question 16

What were the causes and consequences of the Russo-Japanese War? For Japan? For Russia? For China?

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The Russo-Japanese War, which took place

Question 17

Compare and contrast China's Cixi and Britain's Victoria as symbols reflecting the fundamental nature of their two societies in the latter nineteenth century.

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Cixi and Victoria were both powerful fem

Question 18

Japanese imperialism

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A)  was able to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911. 
B)  significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905. 
C)  reached an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea. 
D)  suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea. 
E)  was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War. 
A)  was able to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911. 
B)  significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905. 
C)  reached an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea. 
D)  suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea. 
E)  was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War.

Question 19

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Qianlong

Accepted Answer

Qianlong refers to the sixth Emperor of

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Shimonoseki, also known as

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

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Sun Yat-sen

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"dancing cabinet"

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Ryukyu Islands

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Edo/Tokyo

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -extraterritoriality

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -opium trade and Opium War

Meiji economic policies

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -spheres of influence

After the fall of the shogunate,the

In 1894,the Qing went to war with Japan over

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Puyi

With an aroused concern over the emergence of Japanese imperialist power in 1894,the European powers forced the Japanese to

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -foot binding

The United States president and the admiral he sent to Japan were,respectively,

Was the Opium War a turning point in Chinese history? Why or why not?

What were the causes and consequences of the Russo-Japanese War? For Japan? For Russia? For China?

Compare and contrast China's Cixi and Britain's Victoria as symbols reflecting the fundamental nature of their two societies in the latter nineteenth century.

Japanese imperialism

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Qianlong

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

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