Question 1

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

Accepted Answer

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 2

The most notable evidence of Chinese society changing at the end of the nineteenth century was in​

Accepted Answer

A) ​the rise of a money economy in the countryside. 
B) ​building of railroads. 
C) ​the movement of landlords to the cities allowed for development of commercial agriculture 
D) ​cultural influences of European and North American presence in coastal cities. 
E) ​the growth of female education. 
A) ​the rise of a money economy in the countryside. 
B) ​building of railroads. 
C) ​the movement of landlords to the cities allowed for development of commercial agriculture 
D) ​cultural influences of European and North American presence in coastal cities. 
E) ​the growth of female education.

Question 3

As a result of the economic transformation with regard to private landownership, much of the rural population​

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A) ​became endentured serfs. 
B) ​fled to the cities to become wage workers. 
C) ​were able to purchase land based on a zaibatsu banking program for peasants. 
D) ​starved to death. 
E) ​purchased the right of industrialization ownership through joint stock companies. 
A) ​became endentured serfs. 
B) ​fled to the cities to become wage workers. 
C) ​were able to purchase land based on a zaibatsu banking program for peasants. 
D) ​starved to death. 
E) ​purchased the right of industrialization ownership through joint stock companies.

Question 4

Compare and contrast China's Cixi and Britain's Victoria as symbols reflecting the fundamental nature of their two societies in the latter nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Cixi and Victoria were both powerful fem

Question 5

The treaty of 1858 signed by U.S. consul Townsend Harris and the Japanese accomplished all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the number of Japanese ports in which the Americans could trade and live. 
B) providing for the exchange of ministers between the two nations. 
C) giving privileges of extraterritoriality to Americans living in Japan. 
D) restricting the American presence in Japan to the port of Nagasaki. 
E) effectively ending Japan's diplomatic isolation. 
A) increasing the number of Japanese ports in which the Americans could trade and live. 
B) providing for the exchange of ministers between the two nations. 
C) giving privileges of extraterritoriality to Americans living in Japan. 
D) restricting the American presence in Japan to the port of Nagasaki. 
E) effectively ending Japan's diplomatic isolation.

Question 6

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 7

The Tokugawa policy of sakoku​ ​emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) ​production of exports by manufacturing corporations. 
B) ​a closed country system emphasizing domestic production of goods. 
C) ​continuation of tradition feudal systems with daimyos obeying the Shogun. 
D) ​modernization along western democratic lines. 
E) ​empire-building throughout Southeast Asia. 
A) ​production of exports by manufacturing corporations. 
B) ​a closed country system emphasizing domestic production of goods. 
C) ​continuation of tradition feudal systems with daimyos obeying the Shogun. 
D) ​modernization along western democratic lines. 
E) ​empire-building throughout Southeast Asia.

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-spheres of influence

Accepted Answer

Spheres of influence refer to areas or r

Question 9

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

Accepted Answer

A) seized Taiwan as their first Chinese "colony" in 1827. 
B) had Lords Macartney and Amherst successfully negotiate broadened British trading rights with the Chinese. 
C) invaded China in 1816 and took control of all south China seaports. 
D) shipped large amounts of opium into China at a massive profit. 
E) replaced the Chinese imperial government with a pro-Western democratic government. 
A) seized Taiwan as their first Chinese "colony" in 1827. 
B) had Lords Macartney and Amherst successfully negotiate broadened British trading rights with the Chinese. 
C) invaded China in 1816 and took control of all south China seaports. 
D) shipped large amounts of opium into China at a massive profit. 
E) replaced the Chinese imperial government with a pro-Western democratic government.

Question 10

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

Accepted Answer

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

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 12

The Russo-Japanese War

Accepted Answer

A) was initiated by a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur. 
B) rekindled Russian pride in its military-structure and leadership after Russia had won. 
C) was the third phase of the Sino-Japanese War. 
D) ended with mediation by President Woodrow Wilson 
E) had little impact upon Western governments and public opinion. 
A) was initiated by a Japanese surprise attack on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur. 
B) rekindled Russian pride in its military-structure and leadership after Russia had won. 
C) was the third phase of the Sino-Japanese War. 
D) ended with mediation by President Woodrow Wilson 
E) had little impact upon Western governments and public opinion.

Question 13

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Rapid industrialization to propel agricultural reforms and land redistribution. 
B) ​Distribution of power between the legislative and executive branches. 
C) ​Installation of authority vested in parliament in true democracy. 
D) ​Economic overhauls that granted control of the Japanese infrastructure to the daimyo corporations. 
E) ​Socialism with a moderated figurehead monarchy. 
A) ​Rapid industrialization to propel agricultural reforms and land redistribution. 
B) ​Distribution of power between the legislative and executive branches. 
C) ​Installation of authority vested in parliament in true democracy. 
D) ​Economic overhauls that granted control of the Japanese infrastructure to the daimyo corporations. 
E) ​Socialism with a moderated figurehead monarchy.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Manchu Dynasty did not fall because of

Accepted Answer

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 16

Identify the following terms.
-Port Arthur

Accepted Answer

Port Arthur refers to several locations

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

There are several possible reasons why t

Question 18

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all except

Accepted Answer

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 19

Identify the following terms.
-Hong Xiuquan and the "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"

Accepted Answer

Hong Xiuquan was a Chinese religious pro

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

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

The new modernizing policies of the Meiji Restoration included the

The most notable evidence of Chinese society changing at the end of the nineteenth century was in​

As a result of the economic transformation with regard to private landownership, much of the rural population​

Compare and contrast China's Cixi and Britain's Victoria as symbols reflecting the fundamental nature of their two societies in the latter nineteenth century.

The treaty of 1858 signed by U.S. consul Townsend Harris and the Japanese accomplished all of the following except

In the last decades of the nineteenth century in China,

The Tokugawa policy of sakoku​ ​emphasized

Identify the following terms. -spheres of influence

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

The Tokugawa regime in Japan maintained formal diplomatic relations only with

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

The Russo-Japanese War

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy? ​

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

The Manchu Dynasty did not fall because of

Identify the following terms. -Port Arthur

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

In the Treaty of Shimonoseki, the Japanese obtained all except

Identify the following terms. -Hong Xiuquan and the "Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace"

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

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 2

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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The most notable evidence of Chinese society changing at the end of the nineteenth century was in

As a result of the economic transformation with regard to private landownership, much of the rural population

The Tokugawa policy of sakoku emphasized

The Progressive Party in the Meiji government favored which policy?