Question 1

What was a goal of the moderate members of the Indian National Congress?

Accepted Answer

A) To have Indians find a place within the British rule of India. 
B) Emphasis on reaching the level of the ideals enunciated by Queen Victoria. 
C) Self-rule within the British empire. 
D) Indians having to learn to respect all cultural factions,both British and within itself. 
E) All of the answers are correct. 
A) To have Indians find a place within the British rule of India. 
B) Emphasis on reaching the level of the ideals enunciated by Queen Victoria. 
C) Self-rule within the British empire. 
D) Indians having to learn to respect all cultural factions,both British and within itself. 
E) All of the answers are correct.

Question 2

Why was Fukuzawa,the traveler discussed in this chapter,considered a champion for public opinion?

Accepted Answer

A) As an editor of a newspaper,his views were widely discussed. 
B) He championed gender rights. 
C) As a writer,he was the chief source of views on the West. 
D) His writing promoted the idea that the government had to listen to its people. 
E) All of these 
A) As an editor of a newspaper,his views were widely discussed. 
B) He championed gender rights. 
C) As a writer,he was the chief source of views on the West. 
D) His writing promoted the idea that the government had to listen to its people. 
E) All of these

Question 3

Please define the following key terms.
- Gopal K.Gokhale

Accepted Answer

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was one of the for

Question 4

How do you interpret the actions of the Empress Ci Xi?

Accepted Answer

Empress Ci Xi's actions can be interpret

Question 5

Please define the following key terms.
- Zaibatsu

Accepted Answer

Zaibatsu is a Japanese term referring to

Question 6

The goals of the Self-Strengthening Movement included

Accepted Answer

A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) Chinese acquisition of modern technology. 
C) the need for scientific knowledge. 
D) modern navy and military technology. 
E) adherence to Confucian ethics. 
A) all of the answers are correct. 
B) Chinese acquisition of modern technology. 
C) the need for scientific knowledge. 
D) modern navy and military technology. 
E) adherence to Confucian ethics.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
- Sepoys

Accepted Answer

Sepoys were Indian soldiers who served i

Question 8

Nationalists in India accused the British of "divide and rule" tactics in their partitioning of Bengal

Accepted Answer

A) in an attempt to solve growing religious problems in the area. 
B) to cripple attempts at Indian nationalism by dividing Hindu and Muslim Indians. 
C) as an attempt to create a more British-friendly Muslim area independent of India. 
D) in order to develop two economic centers. 
E) to use Bengal as a boundary against the incursion of Muslim Ottomans. 
A) in an attempt to solve growing religious problems in the area. 
B) to cripple attempts at Indian nationalism by dividing Hindu and Muslim Indians. 
C) as an attempt to create a more British-friendly Muslim area independent of India. 
D) in order to develop two economic centers. 
E) to use Bengal as a boundary against the incursion of Muslim Ottomans.

Question 9

By ____,the Qing was on its way to historical oblivion.

Accepted Answer

A) 1875 
B) 1900 
C) the end of World War I 
D) the time of the Great Depression 
E) 1912 
A) 1875 
B) 1900 
C) the end of World War I 
D) the time of the Great Depression 
E) 1912

Question 10

The end of the Taiping in 1864 came about when

Accepted Answer

A) Hong was taken prisoner by the French at Nanjing. 
B) the imperial army defeated them at Nanjing. 
C) the French and British came to the aid of the Qing dynasty. 
D) the imperial emperor negotiated a treaty with Hong. 
E) 200,000 Taiping surrendered after the death of Hong. 
A) Hong was taken prisoner by the French at Nanjing. 
B) the imperial army defeated them at Nanjing. 
C) the French and British came to the aid of the Qing dynasty. 
D) the imperial emperor negotiated a treaty with Hong. 
E) 200,000 Taiping surrendered after the death of Hong.

Question 11

Why didn't the Indian Revolt of 1857 succeed?

Accepted Answer

The Indian Revolt of 1857, also known as

Question 12

The Taiping Rebellion eventually declined because

Accepted Answer

A) their rhetoric of equality alienated the educated elite. 
B) of fewer military victories. 
C) of the inability to recruit experienced administrators to create an effective government. 
D) Taiping leaders were unable to create foreign alliances. 
E) All of these 
A) their rhetoric of equality alienated the educated elite. 
B) of fewer military victories. 
C) of the inability to recruit experienced administrators to create an effective government. 
D) Taiping leaders were unable to create foreign alliances. 
E) All of these

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
- Rammohun Roy

Accepted Answer

Rammohun Roy, also known as Raja Ram Moh

Question 14

In the early nineteenth century,the British East India Company's rule in India was destabilized by an increase in

Accepted Answer

A) British missionaries. 
B) British-owned industry. 
C) popularity of the Bengal Renaissance. 
D) Company men who could speak Indian languages. 
E) intermarriage between the British and Indians. 
A) British missionaries. 
B) British-owned industry. 
C) popularity of the Bengal Renaissance. 
D) Company men who could speak Indian languages. 
E) intermarriage between the British and Indians.

Question 15

Please define the following key terms.
- Hong Xiuquan

Accepted Answer

Hong Xiuquan (洪秀全) was a Chinese religio

Question 16

The British became the "new Mughals" - the dominant power in India - by

Accepted Answer

A) late 1700s. 
B) late 1800s. 
C) early 1800s. 
D) World War I. 
E) 1900. 
A) late 1700s. 
B) late 1800s. 
C) early 1800s. 
D) World War I. 
E) 1900.

Question 17

Fukuzawa began his formal education at age fourteen by studying

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A) western medical texts. 
B) Confucian classics. 
C) Buddhist prayers. 
D) Japanese history. 
E) Western novels. 
A) western medical texts. 
B) Confucian classics. 
C) Buddhist prayers. 
D) Japanese history. 
E) Western novels.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms.
- Self-strengthening movement

Accepted Answer

The Self-Strengthening Movement (Chinese

Question 19

In his encounter with American society,what seemed to shock Fukuzawa Yukichi the most?

Accepted Answer

A) People walked on carpets with shoes on. 
B) Men and women hopped around on a dance floor. 
C) America did not have reverence for ancestors. 
D) His experiences were not explained in his dictionary. 
E) Many customs did not appear to be logical. 
A) People walked on carpets with shoes on. 
B) Men and women hopped around on a dance floor. 
C) America did not have reverence for ancestors. 
D) His experiences were not explained in his dictionary. 
E) Many customs did not appear to be logical.

Question 20

Please define the following key terms.
- Opium War

Accepted Answer

The Opium War, also known as the First O

Exam 24: China, japan, and India Confront the Modern World, 1800 - 1910

What was a goal of the moderate members of the Indian National Congress?

Why was Fukuzawa,the traveler discussed in this chapter,considered a champion for public opinion?

Please define the following key terms. - Gopal K.Gokhale

How do you interpret the actions of the Empress Ci Xi?

Please define the following key terms. - Zaibatsu

The goals of the Self-Strengthening Movement included

Please define the following key terms. - Sepoys

Nationalists in India accused the British of "divide and rule" tactics in their partitioning of Bengal

By ____,the Qing was on its way to historical oblivion.

The end of the Taiping in 1864 came about when

Why didn't the Indian Revolt of 1857 succeed?

The Taiping Rebellion eventually declined because

Please define the following key terms. - Rammohun Roy

In the early nineteenth century,the British East India Company's rule in India was destabilized by an increase in

Please define the following key terms. - Hong Xiuquan

The British became the "new Mughals" - the dominant power in India - by

Fukuzawa began his formal education at age fourteen by studying

Please define the following key terms. - Self-strengthening movement

In his encounter with American society,what seemed to shock Fukuzawa Yukichi the most?

Please define the following key terms. - Opium War

The Peopling of the World, to 4000 BCE

The First Complex Societies in the Eastern Mediterranean, ca 4000 - 550 BCE

Ancient India and the Rise of Buddhism, 2600 BCE- 100 Ce

Blueprint for Empire: China, 1200 BCE- 220 Ce

The Americas and the Islands of the Pacific, to 1200 Ce

New Empires in Iran and Greece, 2000 BCE- 651 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 509 BCE- 476 Ce

Hindu and Buddhist States and Societies in Asia, 100 - 1000

Islamic Empires of Western Asia and Africa, 600 - 1258

The Multiple Centers of Europe, 500 - 1000

Expanding Trade Networks in Africa and India, 1000 - 1500

Chinas Commercial Revolution, ca900 - 1276

Europes Commercial Revolution, 1000 - 1400

The Mongols and Their Successors, 1200 - 1500

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World, 1400 - 1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia, 1500 - 1700

Religion, politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500 - 1750

Empires, colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600 - 1750

The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550 - 1807

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650 - 1818

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600 - 1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750 - 1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1780 - 1880

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830 - 1895

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830 - 1914

War, revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905 - 1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920 - 1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939 - 1949

The Cold War and Decolonization 1949 - 1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975 - 2000

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