Question 1

Discuss the successes and failures of China's policy of "East for Essence, West for Practical Use." Was it at all comparable to the policies of Japan's Meiji Restoration and its aftermath? Why and/or why not?

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Question 2

Sun Yat-sen

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A)  was imprisoned for robbery in Burma when the 1911 Revolution broke out. 
B)  had been the secret leader of the Boxer Rebellion. 
C)  supported the Qing but demanded more representative government for China. 
D)  created the Tongmenghui/Revolutionary Alliance. 
E)  became the first president of the Chinese Republic after the 1911 rebellion.

Question 3

Japanese imperialism

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A)  enabled Japan  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)  led to 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 4

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
kokutai

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Question 5

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sun Yat-sen

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Commodore Matthew C. Perry

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Question 7

Sun Yat-sen is often claimed to be the father of modern China. Is this designation accurate? Why and/or why not?

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Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Satsuma and Choshu

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Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Hong Kong

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Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"gentlemen's agreement"

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Question 11

The Russo-Japanese War

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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 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Treaty of Kanagawa

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Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Wang Tao v. Zhang Zhidong

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Question 14

The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

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A)  Kyoto to Sapporo. 
B)  Osaka to Shimonoseki. 
C)  Tokyo to Nagasaki. 
D)  Kyoto to Tokyo. 
E)  Saigon to Wuhan.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
"self-strengthening"

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Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Sakahlin and the Kurile Islands

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

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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 19

China's "last emperor" was

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A)  Mao Zedong. 
B)  Guangxu. 
C)  Kuang Hsu. 
D)  Puyi. 
E)  Yuan Shikai.

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Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Macartney mission

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

Discuss the successes and failures of China's policy of "East for Essence, West for Practical Use." Was it at all comparable to the policies of Japan's Meiji Restoration and its aftermath? Why and/or why not?

Sun Yat-sen

Japanese imperialism

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). kokutai

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sun Yat-sen

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Commodore Matthew C. Perry

Sun Yat-sen is often claimed to be the father of modern China. Is this designation accurate? Why and/or why not?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Satsuma and Choshu

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Hong Kong

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "gentlemen's agreement"

The Russo-Japanese War

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Treaty of Kanagawa

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Wang Tao v. Zhang Zhidong

The capital under the Meiji Restoration was moved from

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). "self-strengthening"

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Sakahlin and the Kurile Islands

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

To try to increase trade profits in China, the British

China's "last emperor" was

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Macartney mission