Question 1

In the system developed under the Meiji Restoration,it is argued that Japan became

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A)  a "modern," one-party dictatorship. 
B)  a practicing Western-type republican democracy. 
C)  an updated version of the oligarchy that it had succeeded. 
D)  an imperial slaveocracy. 
E)  a modern socialist state. 
A)  a "modern," one-party dictatorship. 
B)  a practicing Western-type republican democracy. 
C)  an updated version of the oligarchy that it had succeeded. 
D)  an imperial slaveocracy. 
E)  a modern socialist state.

Question 2

The Manchu Dynasty did not fall because of

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A)  discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  pressures placed upon it by Western imperialism. 
C)  its growing inability to control Chinese society. 
D)  constant Chinese population growth. 
E)  pressures brought about by internal corruption and revolt. 
A)  discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  pressures placed upon it by Western imperialism. 
C)  its growing inability to control Chinese society. 
D)  constant Chinese population growth. 
E)  pressures brought about by internal corruption and revolt.

Question 3

China's "last emperor" was

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A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Guangxu. 
C)  Kuang Hsu. 
D)  Puyi. 
E)  Yuan Shikai. 
A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Guangxu. 
C)  Kuang Hsu. 
D)  Puyi. 
E)  Yuan Shikai.

Question 4

Extraterritoriality

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A)  had been granted to foreigners in China since the last years of the Ming Dynasty. 
B)  was granted to Americans in Japan by the terms of the treaty of 1858. 
C)  was granted to Chinese residents in the United States in 1849. 
D)  was refused by the Meiji government as contrary to international law. 
E)  was refused by the Meiji government as an infringement upon its sovereignty. 
A)  had been granted to foreigners in China since the last years of the Ming Dynasty. 
B)  was granted to Americans in Japan by the terms of the treaty of 1858. 
C)  was granted to Chinese residents in the United States in 1849. 
D)  was refused by the Meiji government as contrary to international law. 
E)  was refused by the Meiji government as an infringement upon its sovereignty.

Question 5

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Sakahlin and the Kurile Islands

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Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands are regio

Question 6

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Boxer Rebellion

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The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the B

Question 7

Why was it that Japan,rather than other South Asian,Southeast Asian,or East Asian states,made the successful transition to a modern nation?

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There are several factors that contribut

Question 8

The so-called "barren rock" which Great Britain gained as a result of the Opium War was

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A)  Port Arthur. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Bejing. 
E)  Nanking. 
A)  Port Arthur. 
B)  Shanghai. 
C)  Hong Kong. 
D)  Bejing. 
E)  Nanking.

Question 9

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-the Qing/Manchus

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The Qing, also known as the Manchus, wer

Question 10

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

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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 11

By the beginning of the nineteenth century,the practice of foot binding had completely been eradicated in China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following was not a Meiji economic policy?

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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 13

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

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The Treaty of Kanagawa, also known as th

Question 14

All of the following about the Empress Dowager are correct except that she

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A)  was power-hungry and self-centered. 
B)  placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  had once been an imperial concubine. 
D)  opposed attempts to significantly strengthen or modernize China. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms. 
A)  was power-hungry and self-centered. 
B)  placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C)  had once been an imperial concubine. 
D)  opposed attempts to significantly strengthen or modernize China. 
E)  abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.

Question 15

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 16

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Kang Youwei,Guangxu,and the One Hundred Days of Reform

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Kang Youwei, Guangxu, and the One Hundre

Question 17

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"Sat-Cho" alliance

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The "Sat-Cho" alliance refers to a histo

Question 18

A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the

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A)  island of Sri Lanka. 
B)  Shandong Peninsula. 
C)  Liaodong Peninsula. 
D)  Korean Peninsula. 
E)  Weihaiwei Peninsula. 
A)  island of Sri Lanka. 
B)  Shandong Peninsula. 
C)  Liaodong Peninsula. 
D)  Korean Peninsula. 
E)  Weihaiwei Peninsula.

Question 19

The Meiji Restoration

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A)  was a true revolution, in which the existing ruling class was replaced by a new ruling class. 
B)  was similar to the French Revolution because of the considerable violence involved. 
C)  granted women full equality with men. 
D)  was in many ways a revolution from above. 
E)  failed as the shogunate was quickly restored. 
A)  was a true revolution, in which the existing ruling class was replaced by a new ruling class. 
B)  was similar to the French Revolution because of the considerable violence involved. 
C)  granted women full equality with men. 
D)  was in many ways a revolution from above. 
E)  failed as the shogunate was quickly restored.

Question 20

At what point did the fall of the Manchus become inevitable? Why then?

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The fall of the Manchus became inevitabl

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

In the system developed under the Meiji Restoration,it is argued that Japan became

The Manchu Dynasty did not fall because of

China's "last emperor" was

Extraterritoriality

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Sakahlin and the Kurile Islands

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Boxer Rebellion

Why was it that Japan,rather than other South Asian,Southeast Asian,or East Asian states,made the successful transition to a modern nation?

The so-called "barren rock" which Great Britain gained as a result of the Opium War was

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -the Qing/Manchus

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

By the beginning of the nineteenth century,the practice of foot binding had completely been eradicated in China.

Which of the following was not a Meiji economic policy?

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

All of the following about the Empress Dowager are correct except that she

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Kang Youwei,Guangxu,and the One Hundred Days of Reform

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"Sat-Cho" alliance

A new round of Western territorial demands in China was sparked by the successful 1897 German acquisition of much of the

The Meiji Restoration

At what point did the fall of the Manchus become inevitable? Why then?

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