Question 1

Was the Opium War a turning point in Chinese history? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Opium War was a turning point i

Question 2

In 1906, the Chinese government abolished the civil service examinations. ​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1868, the Meiji shogunate replaced the long-ruling Tokugawa shogunate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?

Accepted Answer

A) It was begun, and won, by China. 
B) The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British. 
C) Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade. 
D) The British used Chinese objection to opium importation as a pretext to unilaterally invade China and forcibly open it to Western trade. 
E) The war was a competitive confrontation between the Western colonialist nations to determine which would be the most successful at flooding China with opium. 
A) It was begun, and won, by China. 
B) The Chinese began hostilities as the only means available to them to stop the opium trade of the British. 
C) Philippine smugglers used the war to monopolize the Chinese opium trade. 
D) The British used Chinese objection to opium importation as a pretext to unilaterally invade China and forcibly open it to Western trade. 
E) The war was a competitive confrontation between the Western colonialist nations to determine which would be the most successful at flooding China with opium.

Question 5

All of the following about the Empress Dowager are correct except that she

Accepted Answer

A) was power-hungry and self-centered. 
B) placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C) had once been an imperial concubine. 
D) opposed attempts to significantly strengthen or modernize China. 
E) abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms. 
A) was power-hungry and self-centered. 
B) placed her nephew on the throne and then imprisoned him in a palace coup. 
C) had once been an imperial concubine. 
D) opposed attempts to significantly strengthen or modernize China. 
E) abandoned her Manchu connections and adopted western democracy reforms.

Question 6

Japanese imperialism

Accepted Answer

A) was able to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911. 
B) significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905. 
C) reached an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea. 
D) suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea. 
E) was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War. 
A) was able to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911. 
B) significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905. 
C) reached an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea. 
D) suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea. 
E) was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The phrase "East for Essence, West for P

Question 8

Identify the following terms.
-Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Accepted Answer

Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry was a

Question 9

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was​

Accepted Answer

A) ​"Expel the foreign devils" 
B) ​"Bread, Peace and Land" 
C) ​"East for Essence, West for Practical Use." 
D) ​"Confucian principals for Chinese strength" 
E) ​"Dare to know" 
A) ​"Expel the foreign devils" 
B) ​"Bread, Peace and Land" 
C) ​"East for Essence, West for Practical Use." 
D) ​"Confucian principals for Chinese strength" 
E) ​"Dare to know"

Question 10

Which of the following was not true about the loss of Qing control over its empire in the late nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Japan defeated China in a war over Korea in the 1890s. 
B) The Russians transferred territories north of the Amur River in Siberia to China. 
C) The Tibetans revived their local autonomy. 
D) The British and the French removed Burma and Vietnam from their traditional relationship to the Manchu court. 
E) The Chinese lost Taiwan to Japan. 
A) Japan defeated China in a war over Korea in the 1890s. 
B) The Russians transferred territories north of the Amur River in Siberia to China. 
C) The Tibetans revived their local autonomy. 
D) The British and the French removed Burma and Vietnam from their traditional relationship to the Manchu court. 
E) The Chinese lost Taiwan to Japan.

Question 11

Identify the following terms.
-the Treaty of Kanagawa

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Kanagawa, also known as th

Question 12

Identify the following terms.
-Japanese gardens and woodblock prints

Accepted Answer

Japanese gardens and woodblock prints ar

Question 13

Identify the following terms.
-Sun Yat-sen

Accepted Answer

Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925) was a Chinese re

Question 14

Identify the following terms.
-Wang Tao v. Zhang Zhidong

Accepted Answer

Wang Tao and Zhang Zhidong are historica

Question 15

Identify the following terms.
-Charter Oath of 1868

Accepted Answer

The Charter Oath of 1868, also known as

Question 16

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus​

Accepted Answer

A) ​privately funded the Boxers to stage a revolt. 
B) ​made concessions with other foreign nations, including the United States. 
C) ​closed Shanghai to all foreigners. 
D) ​executed Lord Amherst. 
E) opened an international free trade zone in Zardoz province. 
A) ​privately funded the Boxers to stage a revolt. 
B) ​made concessions with other foreign nations, including the United States. 
C) ​closed Shanghai to all foreigners. 
D) ​executed Lord Amherst. 
E) opened an international free trade zone in Zardoz province.

Question 17

Identify the following terms.
-Tokyo School of Fine Arts

Accepted Answer

The Tokyo School of Fine Arts, known in

Question 18

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China? ​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Port Arthur on the Korean (Liaodong) Peninsula 
B) ​Tibet 
C) ​Vladivostok Port on the Kamchatka Peninsula 
D) ​Sakhalin Island 
E) territories in the Shangdong Peninsula​ 
A) ​Port Arthur on the Korean (Liaodong) Peninsula 
B) ​Tibet 
C) ​Vladivostok Port on the Kamchatka Peninsula 
D) ​Sakhalin Island 
E) territories in the Shangdong Peninsula​

Question 19

Identify the following terms.
-Meiji Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Meiji Restoration was a period in Ja

Question 20

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force​.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Was the Opium War a turning point in Chinese history? Why or why not?

In 1906, the Chinese government abolished the civil service examinations. ​

In 1868, the Meiji shogunate replaced the long-ruling Tokugawa shogunate.

Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the nature of the Opium War?

All of the following about the Empress Dowager are correct except that she

Japanese imperialism

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

Identify the following terms. -Commodore Matthew C. Perry

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was​

Which of the following was not true about the loss of Qing control over its empire in the late nineteenth century?

Identify the following terms. -the Treaty of Kanagawa

Identify the following terms. -Japanese gardens and woodblock prints

Identify the following terms. -Sun Yat-sen

Identify the following terms. -Wang Tao v. Zhang Zhidong

Identify the following terms. -Charter Oath of 1868

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus​

Identify the following terms. -Tokyo School of Fine Arts

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China? ​

Identify the following terms. -Meiji Restoration

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force​.

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

Filters

In 1906, the Chinese government abolished the civil service examinations.

The policy for the self-strengthening movement in China was

In order to curtail British influence after concessions made in the Treaty of Nanjing, the Manchus

In the Imperial scramble after 1897, Russia obtained which area from China?

From 1894 to 1912, women represented 60 percent of the Japanese labor force.