Question 1

Which southeast Asian territory maintained its independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Laos 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Taiwan 
A)  Laos 
B)  Cambodia 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Taiwan

Question 2

The professionals leading the Indian nationalist movement were largely educated in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the 1700s, most Southeast Asian states were

Accepted Answer

A)  controlled by western powers. 
B)  independent nations. 
C)  Chinese tributaries. 
D)  controlled by Japan. 
A)  controlled by western powers. 
B)  independent nations. 
C)  Chinese tributaries. 
D)  controlled by Japan.

Question 4

What was the Empress Dowager Cixi's response to the Boxer Uprising?

Accepted Answer

A)  She opposed the movement but was unable to stop it. 
B)  She arrested its leaders and successfully stopped it. 
C)  She supported the movement. 
D)  She refused to take any notice of the movement. 
A)  She opposed the movement but was unable to stop it. 
B)  She arrested its leaders and successfully stopped it. 
C)  She supported the movement. 
D)  She refused to take any notice of the movement.

Question 5

How did China reply to the Macartney Mission?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chinese agreed to increase trade with Britain. 
B)  Britain offered no goods that the Chinese wanted. 
C)  China declared war on Britain. 
D)  China demanded all British leave Chinese soil. 
A)  The Chinese agreed to increase trade with Britain. 
B)  Britain offered no goods that the Chinese wanted. 
C)  China declared war on Britain. 
D)  China demanded all British leave Chinese soil.

Question 6

Why did Britain conquer Burma?

Accepted Answer

A)  to protect shipping routes 
B)  to prevent French expansion towards India 
C)  because of its strategic location near Hong Kong 
D)  because it was ideal for growing rubber trees 
A)  to protect shipping routes 
B)  to prevent French expansion towards India 
C)  because of its strategic location near Hong Kong 
D)  because it was ideal for growing rubber trees

Question 7

The Japanese eagerly embraced an open-door policy designed to promote free trade in Japan in the 1850s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What Japanese term means "enlightened rule"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

What new title was given to Britain's Queen Victoria in 1876?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The Chinese regained control of Hong Kong after the First Opium War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Hakka was

Accepted Answer

A)  an oppressed Chinese minority. 
B)  a type of Chinese poetry. 
C)  the name for the Manchu government. 
D)  a new Chinese dynasty. 
A)  an oppressed Chinese minority. 
B)  a type of Chinese poetry. 
C)  the name for the Manchu government. 
D)  a new Chinese dynasty.

Question 12

The Russo-Japanese war broke out over control of

Accepted Answer

A)  Mongolia. 
B)  Manchuria. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Korea. 
A)  Mongolia. 
B)  Manchuria. 
C)  Vietnam. 
D)  Korea.

Question 13

Japan claimed the Ryukyu Islands as the first stage in imperialist expansion in Southeast Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

"Coolies" was a disparaging term used for poor

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese workers sent abroad. 
B)  Chinese workers sent abroad. 
C)  Vietnamese workers sent abroad. 
D)  European workers sent abroad. 
A)  Japanese workers sent abroad. 
B)  Chinese workers sent abroad. 
C)  Vietnamese workers sent abroad. 
D)  European workers sent abroad.

Question 15

The Sino-Japanese War was mainly a dispute over control of

Accepted Answer

A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Thailand. 
A)  Manchuria. 
B)  Korea. 
C)  Taiwan. 
D)  Thailand.

Question 16

Who held real power as leader of Japan by 1850?

Accepted Answer

A)  the emperor 
B)  the shogun 
C)  the samurai 
D)  the daimyo 
A)  the emperor 
B)  the shogun 
C)  the samurai 
D)  the daimyo

Question 17

The Sepoy Mutiny was sparked by Hindus and Muslims concerned about breaking dietary restrictions when using new weaponry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Meiji Restoration industrialized and modernized the nation of Japan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Macartney Mission was designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  convince Japan to open ports to U.S. goods. 
B)  convince China to open ports to British goods. 
C)  convince Japan to open ports to British goods. 
D)  convince China to open ports to U.S. goods. 
A)  convince Japan to open ports to U.S. goods. 
B)  convince China to open ports to British goods. 
C)  convince Japan to open ports to British goods. 
D)  convince China to open ports to U.S. goods.

Question 20

What was restored in the Meiji Restoration?

Accepted Answer

A)  the role of the shogun as head of the Japanese government 
B)  the emperor as effective ruler of Japan 
C)  Chinese dominance in Japan 
D)  daimyo rule 
A)  the role of the shogun as head of the Japanese government 
B)  the emperor as effective ruler of Japan 
C)  Chinese dominance in Japan 
D)  daimyo rule

Exam 29: New Connections and Challenges in Eastern and Southern Asia, 1800-1912

Which southeast Asian territory maintained its independence?

The professionals leading the Indian nationalist movement were largely educated in Europe.

In the 1700s, most Southeast Asian states were

What was the Empress Dowager Cixi's response to the Boxer Uprising?

How did China reply to the Macartney Mission?

Why did Britain conquer Burma?

The Japanese eagerly embraced an open-door policy designed to promote free trade in Japan in the 1850s.

What Japanese term means "enlightened rule"?

What new title was given to Britain's Queen Victoria in 1876?

The Chinese regained control of Hong Kong after the First Opium War.

Hakka was

The Russo-Japanese war broke out over control of

Japan claimed the Ryukyu Islands as the first stage in imperialist expansion in Southeast Asia.

"Coolies" was a disparaging term used for poor

The Sino-Japanese War was mainly a dispute over control of

Who held real power as leader of Japan by 1850?

The Sepoy Mutiny was sparked by Hindus and Muslims concerned about breaking dietary restrictions when using new weaponry.

The Meiji Restoration industrialized and modernized the nation of Japan.

The Macartney Mission was designed to

What was restored in the Meiji Restoration?

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