Question 1

Sun Yat-sen

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A)  was imprisoned for robbery in Burma when the 1911 Revolution broke out. 
B)  had been the secret leader of the Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  supported the Qing but demanded more representative government for China. 
D)  created the Tongmenghui/Revolutionary Alliance. 
E)  became the first president of the Chinese Republic after the 1911 rebellion. 
A)  was imprisoned for robbery in Burma when the 1911 Revolution broke out. 
B)  had been the secret leader of the Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  supported the Qing but demanded more representative government for China. 
D)  created the Tongmenghui/Revolutionary Alliance. 
E)  became the first president of the Chinese Republic after the 1911 rebellion.

Question 2

The Treaty of Tianjin

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A)  allowed Japan to take over Korea. 
B)  made the Chinese opium trade legal. 
C)  closed all Chinese ports to foreign trade. 
D)  gave the British the Liaodong Peninsula in 1875. 
E)  deprived the Russians of any control in northern China. 
A)  allowed Japan to take over Korea. 
B)  made the Chinese opium trade legal. 
C)  closed all Chinese ports to foreign trade. 
D)  gave the British the Liaodong Peninsula in 1875. 
E)  deprived the Russians of any control in northern China.

Question 3

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Tokyo School of Fine Arts

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The Tokyo School of Fine Arts, known in

Question 4

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"gentlemen's agreement"

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A "gentlemen's agreement" refers to an i

Question 5

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

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The Russo-Japanese War was a military co

Question 6

The Chinese revolution of 1911

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A)  was the first successful Marxist revolution in history. 
B)  left a power vacuum in the country due to the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty. 
C)  was the event that gave reformers the power they needed to immediately establish democracy. 
D)  was seen by the West as their greatest achievement. 
E)  was similar to the French Revolution in that soon a Committee of Public Safety ruled China. 
A)  was the first successful Marxist revolution in history. 
B)  left a power vacuum in the country due to the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty. 
C)  was the event that gave reformers the power they needed to immediately establish democracy. 
D)  was seen by the West as their greatest achievement. 
E)  was similar to the French Revolution in that soon a Committee of Public Safety ruled China.

Question 7

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

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A)  restoration of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B)  retained the traditional warrior class system. 
C)  confiscation of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D)  exile of the samurai. 
E)  extermination of the samurai with "assisted seppuku." 
A)  restoration of the hereditary privileges of the daimyo. 
B)  retained the traditional warrior class system. 
C)  confiscation of the lands controlled by the daimyo. 
D)  exile of the samurai. 
E)  extermination of the samurai with "assisted seppuku."

Question 8

All of the following are correct about China at the end of the nineteenth century except

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A)  industrial production was on the rise, although it was still based largely on traditional methods. 
B)  the transportation system was chaotic. 
C)  the rapidly increasing population resulted in smaller plots of land for the peasants. 
D)  the Qing had finally succeeded in uniting all Chinese behind the regime. 
E)  China was still locked into the traditional mindset that glorified the virtues of an agrarian society and discouraged commercial activity. 
A)  industrial production was on the rise, although it was still based largely on traditional methods. 
B)  the transportation system was chaotic. 
C)  the rapidly increasing population resulted in smaller plots of land for the peasants. 
D)  the Qing had finally succeeded in uniting all Chinese behind the regime. 
E)  China was still locked into the traditional mindset that glorified the virtues of an agrarian society and discouraged commercial activity.

Question 9

All of the following were true about the "Sat-Cho" alliance except that it

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A)  was militarily "punished" for firing on foreign shipping. 
B)  was, at first, against the Japanese opening to the West. 
C)  produced a rebellion that ended the shogunate and brought about the Meiji Restoration. 
D)  never accepted the fact that Japan had to begin to modernize in order to survive. 
E)  had a strong military tradition. 
A)  was militarily "punished" for firing on foreign shipping. 
B)  was, at first, against the Japanese opening to the West. 
C)  produced a rebellion that ended the shogunate and brought about the Meiji Restoration. 
D)  never accepted the fact that Japan had to begin to modernize in order to survive. 
E)  had a strong military tradition.

Question 10

The "spheres of influence"

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A)  were set up in Korea and Annam to enhance Chinese power in both areas. 
B)  were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
C)  enabled the Manchus to regain their power base in their Manchurian heartland. 
D)  were in part the result of local Chinese strongmen selling exclusive economic privileges to foreign governments and their merchants. 
E)  in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea. 
A)  were set up in Korea and Annam to enhance Chinese power in both areas. 
B)  were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848. 
C)  enabled the Manchus to regain their power base in their Manchurian heartland. 
D)  were in part the result of local Chinese strongmen selling exclusive economic privileges to foreign governments and their merchants. 
E)  in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea.

Question 11

Sun's plan for revolution in China called for the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty,followed initially by the

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A)  expulsion of foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  institutionalization of democratic republicanism in China. 
C)  takeover of China by the military. 
D)  execution of anyone opposing the revolution. 
E)  ouster of all foreigners from China. 
A)  expulsion of foreign missionaries and businessmen. 
B)  institutionalization of democratic republicanism in China. 
C)  takeover of China by the military. 
D)  execution of anyone opposing the revolution. 
E)  ouster of all foreigners from China.

Question 12

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-"East for Essence,West for Practical Use"

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The phrase "East for Essence, West for P

Question 13

In the last decades of the nineteenth century in China,

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A)  Taiwan was taken over by Japan. 
B)  Qing control over Chinese localities was strengthened. 
C)  the Manchu rulers made no attempts at reform. 
D)  Chinese control over outlying regions was strengthened. 
E)  the Qing dynasty became increasingly popular throughout all levels of Chinese society. 
A)  Taiwan was taken over by Japan. 
B)  Qing control over Chinese localities was strengthened. 
C)  the Manchu rulers made no attempts at reform. 
D)  Chinese control over outlying regions was strengthened. 
E)  the Qing dynasty became increasingly popular throughout all levels of Chinese society.

Question 14

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Commodore Matthew C.Perry

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Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry was a

Question 15

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 16

China's weakness in the nineteenth century allowed Russia to force the cession of territories north of Siberia's Amur River.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Wang Tao v.Zhang Zhidong

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Wang Tao and Zhang Zhidong are historica

Question 18

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Cixi

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Cixi, also known as Empress Dowager Cixi

Question 19

The slogan for China's self-strengthening movement was "West for Essence,East for Practical Use."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify the following terms.2655:2691
-Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula

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Taiwan is an island in East Asia located

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

Sun Yat-sen

The Treaty of Tianjin

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Tokyo School of Fine Arts

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"gentlemen's agreement"

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

The Chinese revolution of 1911

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

All of the following are correct about China at the end of the nineteenth century except

All of the following were true about the "Sat-Cho" alliance except that it

The "spheres of influence"

Sun's plan for revolution in China called for the overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty,followed initially by the

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -"East for Essence,West for Practical Use"

In the last decades of the nineteenth century in China,

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Commodore Matthew C.Perry

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

China's weakness in the nineteenth century allowed Russia to force the cession of territories north of Siberia's Amur River.

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Wang Tao v.Zhang Zhidong

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Cixi

The slogan for China's self-strengthening movement was "West for Essence,East for Practical Use."

Identify the following terms.2655:2691 -Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The First World Civilizations: Rome, China, and the Emergence of the Silk Road

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: The Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

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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