Question 1

The year 1895 brought great embarrassment to the Chinese because

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A)  Western powers announced that they would support Japan over China, since Japan was stronger. 
B)  Japan soundly defeated them in the Sino-Japanese War. 
C)  the French defeated them and seized Vietnam. 
D)  Korea unexpectedly threw off the colonial yoke of China. 
E)  the Western powers announced that they would no longer purchase Chinese produces because they were inferior. 
A)  Western powers announced that they would support Japan over China, since Japan was stronger. 
B)  Japan soundly defeated them in the Sino-Japanese War. 
C)  the French defeated them and seized Vietnam. 
D)  Korea unexpectedly threw off the colonial yoke of China. 
E)  the Western powers announced that they would no longer purchase Chinese produces because they were inferior.

Question 2

Discuss specific problems in China from the early 1800s through the 1920s.How did these impact the faith people had in their government?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 3

The Taiping Rebellion was put down by the Qing after the Taipings

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A)  committed unbelievable atrocities. 
B)  vociferously opposed Christianity. 
C)  opposed opium smoking and concessions to foreigners. 
D)  initiated a war with the Japanese. 
E)  opposed human freedoms and land reforms. 
A)  committed unbelievable atrocities. 
B)  vociferously opposed Christianity. 
C)  opposed opium smoking and concessions to foreigners. 
D)  initiated a war with the Japanese. 
E)  opposed human freedoms and land reforms.

Question 4

The man considered the founding figure of Chinese nationalism was

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A)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
B)  Sun Yat-Sen. 
C)  Kang Yu-Wei. 
D)  Lin Zexu. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Chiang Kai-shek. 
B)  Sun Yat-Sen. 
C)  Kang Yu-Wei. 
D)  Lin Zexu. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 5

From the promises made by Hong at the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion,it appears that he was most influenced by

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A)  Confucius. 
B)  Empress Dowager Cixi. 
C)  opium. 
D)  Christianity. 
E)  Western leaders. 
A)  Confucius. 
B)  Empress Dowager Cixi. 
C)  opium. 
D)  Christianity. 
E)  Western leaders.

Question 6

The Confucian officials who fostered the last Qing Restoration embarked on a policy known as

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A)  Self-Help. 
B)  Self-Denial. 
C)  Self-Imperialism. 
D)  Self-Strengthening. 
E)  Self-Control. 
A)  Self-Help. 
B)  Self-Denial. 
C)  Self-Imperialism. 
D)  Self-Strengthening. 
E)  Self-Control.

Question 7

The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan revolved around the control of ____________________; ____________________ won that conflict.

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The answer of The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan...

Question 8

Britain first gained control of ____________________ as a result of the "____________________ treaties," as the Chinese called them,after the Chinese were defeated in the Opium Wars.

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The answer of Britain first gained control of ____________________ as...

Question 9

Elaborate on the significant social issues in China during this time frame.

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Answers would include a discus

Question 10

For many years,Guangzhou was the only city in which China's emperor allowed

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A)  Jesuit missionaries to preach. 
B)  the British to keep troops. 
C)  Americans to purchase supplies. 
D)  the British to sell opium. 
E)  free trade with the West. 
A)  Jesuit missionaries to preach. 
B)  the British to keep troops. 
C)  Americans to purchase supplies. 
D)  the British to sell opium. 
E)  free trade with the West.

Question 11

During the Qing Dynasty Restoration,regional armies were organized to

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A)  fight the Japanese when they entered Manchuria. 
B)  make sure that the peasants paid their taxes. 
C)  help the peasants in getting trained to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  help the country recover from the disastrous Sino-Japanese War. 
E)  take the place of central government forces that had shown their weakness in the Taiping Rebellion. 
A)  fight the Japanese when they entered Manchuria. 
B)  make sure that the peasants paid their taxes. 
C)  help the peasants in getting trained to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. 
D)  help the country recover from the disastrous Sino-Japanese War. 
E)  take the place of central government forces that had shown their weakness in the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 12

Technically speaking,China was ____________________ but not truly ____________________,since the people always maintained self-government.

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The answer of Technically speaking,China was ____________________ but not truly...

Question 13

The ____________________ of 1900 was directed as a crusade against "foreign devils" in China.

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The answer of The ____________________ of 1900 was directed as...

Question 14

Sun Yat-Sen believed a revolution in China must come from

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A)  the merchant class. 
B)  below, the poor in society. 
C)  the scholar bureaucrats. 
D)  the emperor. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  the merchant class. 
B)  below, the poor in society. 
C)  the scholar bureaucrats. 
D)  the emperor. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 15

Under China's Self-Strengthening Policy,the government

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A)  put new agricultural practices into effect in an attempt to end the devastating famines. 
B)  put to death tens of thousands of peasants who had participated in the Taiping Rebellion. 
C)  began modernization of flood control on its major river systems. 
D)  began to purchase modern weapons from Western countries. 
E)  took control of Vietnam, giving the country its first colony. 
A)  put new agricultural practices into effect in an attempt to end the devastating famines. 
B)  put to death tens of thousands of peasants who had participated in the Taiping Rebellion. 
C)  began modernization of flood control on its major river systems. 
D)  began to purchase modern weapons from Western countries. 
E)  took control of Vietnam, giving the country its first colony.

Question 16

By the mid-1800s,the Qing Dynasty was plagued by all of these problems EXCEPT

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A)  overpopulation and famines. 
B)  a stagnant domestic policy. 
C)  social unrest between different classes of people. 
D)  lack of industrialization. 
E)  trade problems with the West. 
A)  overpopulation and famines. 
B)  a stagnant domestic policy. 
C)  social unrest between different classes of people. 
D)  lack of industrialization. 
E)  trade problems with the West.

Question 17

The Republic of China was declared in ____________________.

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The answer of The Republic of China was declared in...

Question 18

As a result of the Opium Wars,British merchants gained access to

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A)  Beijing. 
B)  Hong Kong. 
C)  Singapore. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  Macao. 
A)  Beijing. 
B)  Hong Kong. 
C)  Singapore. 
D)  Taiwan. 
E)  Macao.

Question 19

The May Fourth Movement refers to which of the following?

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A)  The establishment of the Republic of China. 
B)  The nationalist-reformist phase of China's development that began in 1919. 
C)  The May election of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. 
D)  The proclamation of Yuan Shikai as China's new leader. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  The establishment of the Republic of China. 
B)  The nationalist-reformist phase of China's development that began in 1919. 
C)  The May election of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen. 
D)  The proclamation of Yuan Shikai as China's new leader. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 20

After 1916 China's political situation can best be described as

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A)  a true democracy. 
B)  period of warlordism. 
C)  unified under a clear leader. 
D)  an economic oligarchy. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  a true democracy. 
B)  period of warlordism. 
C)  unified under a clear leader. 
D)  an economic oligarchy. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Exam 38: China in the Age of Imperialism

The year 1895 brought great embarrassment to the Chinese because

Discuss specific problems in China from the early 1800s through the 1920s.How did these impact the faith people had in their government?

The Taiping Rebellion was put down by the Qing after the Taipings

The man considered the founding figure of Chinese nationalism was

From the promises made by Hong at the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion,it appears that he was most influenced by

The Confucian officials who fostered the last Qing Restoration embarked on a policy known as

The 1894-1895 war between China and Japan revolved around the control of ____________________; ____________________ won that conflict.

Britain first gained control of ____________________ as a result of the "____________________ treaties," as the Chinese called them,after the Chinese were defeated in the Opium Wars.

Elaborate on the significant social issues in China during this time frame.

For many years,Guangzhou was the only city in which China's emperor allowed

During the Qing Dynasty Restoration,regional armies were organized to

Technically speaking,China was ____________________ but not truly ____________________,since the people always maintained self-government.

The ____________________ of 1900 was directed as a crusade against "foreign devils" in China.

Sun Yat-Sen believed a revolution in China must come from

Under China's Self-Strengthening Policy,the government

By the mid-1800s,the Qing Dynasty was plagued by all of these problems EXCEPT

The Republic of China was declared in ____________________.

As a result of the Opium Wars,British merchants gained access to

The May Fourth Movement refers to which of the following?

After 1916 China's political situation can best be described as

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