Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Trans-Siberian Railway

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Trans-Siberian Railway...

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"dancing cabinet"

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"dancing cabinet"...

Question 3

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)  end of hereditary privileges and land titles for 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)  end of hereditary privileges and land titles for the daimyo. 
D)  exile of the samurai. 
E)  extermination of the samurai with "assisted seppuku."

Question 4

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

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There are several possible reasons why t

Question 5

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)  gave foreign governments and merchants exclusive economic privileges in specific regions of China. 
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)  gave foreign governments and merchants exclusive economic privileges in specific regions of China. 
E)  in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea.

Question 6

The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of

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A)  China. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Great Britain. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the United States. 
A)  China. 
B)  Germany. 
C)  Great Britain. 
D)  Russia. 
E)  the United States.

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Edo/Tokyo

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Edo/Tokyo...

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kang Youwei, Guangxu and the One Hundred Days of Reform

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Kang Youwei,...

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"Sat-Cho" alliance

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The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"Sat-Cho" alliance...

Question 10

What was the significance of the Sino-Japanese War for China? For Japan? Why? Was its impact of lesser or greater importance than the later Russo-Japanese War? Why?

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The Sino-Japanese War, which took place

Question 11

Historians now believe that the Qing Dynasty declined due to

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A)  discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  intense pressure from Western powers. 
C)  internal changes such as population growth, corruption, and unrest. 
D)  exposure to foreign diseases. 
E)  its inability to deal with economic turmoil. 
A)  discreet Japanese economic pressure. 
B)  intense pressure from Western powers. 
C)  internal changes such as population growth, corruption, and unrest. 
D)  exposure to foreign diseases. 
E)  its inability to deal with economic turmoil.

Question 12

What was the impact of Western ideas on Japanese culture? Give examples. Was this one directional, or did Japan influence Western culture as well? If so, how?

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The impact of Western ideas on Japanese

Question 13

Was the Meiji Restoration truly a "revolution from above"? If so, why? If not, why not?

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The Meiji Restoration can be considered

Question 14

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all EXCEPT

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A)  Taiwan. 
B)  the Liaodong Peninsula. 
C)  Port Arthur. 
D)  greater international prestige. 
E)  Beijing's Forbidden City. 
A)  Taiwan. 
B)  the Liaodong Peninsula. 
C)  Port Arthur. 
D)  greater international prestige. 
E)  Beijing's Forbidden City.

Question 15

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 16

Historians believe that Japanese success can be credited on some level to luck.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Whose goal was to establish a "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"?

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A)  Guangu 
B)  Emperor Kangxi 
C)  Lin Zexu 
D)  Hong Xiiuquan 
E)  Empress Dowager Cixi 
A)  Guangu 
B)  Emperor Kangxi 
C)  Lin Zexu 
D)  Hong Xiiuquan 
E)  Empress Dowager Cixi

Question 18

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 19

To bring an end to the opium trade, China

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A)  threatened to declare war on Great Britain. 
B)  appealed to Queen Elizabeth to end British imports of opium into China. 
C)  imposed penalties on opium users and arrested dealers. 
D)  banned all other imported goods from countries that sold opium in China. 
E)  offered cash incentives to its people to stop using and selling opium. 
A)  threatened to declare war on Great Britain. 
B)  appealed to Queen Elizabeth to end British imports of opium into China. 
C)  imposed penalties on opium users and arrested dealers. 
D)  banned all other imported goods from countries that sold opium in China. 
E)  offered cash incentives to its people to stop using and selling opium.

Question 20

The Taiping Rebellion

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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 city 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 city of Nanjing.

Exam 22: Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Trans-Siberian Railway

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "dancing cabinet"

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

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

The "spheres of influence"

The Progressive constitution adopted by the Japanese in 1890, with authority placed in the executive branch of the government, was modeled on the government of

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Edo/Tokyo

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Kang Youwei, Guangxu and the One Hundred Days of Reform

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "Sat-Cho" alliance

What was the significance of the Sino-Japanese War for China? For Japan? Why? Was its impact of lesser or greater importance than the later Russo-Japanese War? Why?

Historians now believe that the Qing Dynasty declined due to

What was the impact of Western ideas on Japanese culture? Give examples. Was this one directional, or did Japan influence Western culture as well? If so, how?

Was the Meiji Restoration truly a "revolution from above"? If so, why? If not, why not?

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all EXCEPT

The Meiji Restoration

Historians believe that Japanese success can be credited on some level to luck.

Whose goal was to establish a "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"?

In 1894, the Qing went to war with Japan over

To bring an end to the opium trade, China

The Taiping Rebellion

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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