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True / False
1. It appeared that China was at the height of its power at the end of the eighteenth century.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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2. Under the Qing, China, overwhelmingly agricultural, failed to engage in any commercial or industrial activity in the
direction of modern capitalism.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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3. As a result of the Treaty of Nanjing, China ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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4. The first president of the new Chinese republic, established after the 1911 revolution, was Sun Yat-sen.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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5. The fact that Japan was an island probably strengthened the Japanese sense of their ethnic and cultural uniqueness.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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6. The Treaty of Kanagawa ended the Japan’s 1894 war with China over the control of Korea.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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7. The Meiji constitution of 1890 was based upon the British parliamentary model.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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8. The Meiji reformers adopted the American educational model of a three-tiered system culminating in universities and
other specialized institutions.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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9. Japanese women remained unaffected by the Meiji economic developments, remaining cloistered at home and
following the “three obediences” of child to father, wife to husband, and widow to son.
a.
True
b.
False
False
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10. China replaced the older civil service examination with a new educational system patterned after the western model.
a.
True
b.
False
True
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Multiple Choice
11. The British ambassador who failed to peacefully open trade with China was
a.
Lord Curzon.
b.
the Duke of Wellington.
c.
Sir John Churchill.
d.
Benjamin Disraeli.
e.
Lord Macartney.
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12. The royal dynasty that ruled China at the height of its power was the
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a.
Chin.
b.
Han.
c.
Tang.
d.
Qing.
e.
Yuan.
d
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13. Chinese traditional values and customs were identified with
a.
Chiang Kai-shek
b.
Hong Xiuquan.
c.
Confucius.
d.
Henri Puyi.
e.
Kang Youwei.
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14. Which of the following is not an accurate statement regarding trade and manufacturing in China?
a.
There was social prejudice against merchants and manufacturers.
b.
China was entirely an agricultural society.
c.
There were many official restrictions placed on trade and commerce.
d.
State monopolies interfered with trade and manufacturing.
e.
Trade and manufacturing expanded during the early modern era.
b
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15. China failed to industrialize as soon as the West because for all of the following reasons except
a.
it had no uniform system of weights and measures.
b.
it lacked an efficient communication system.
c.
the urban middle classes were not as free as in the West.
d.
taxation policies favored agriculture rather than manufacturing.
e.
China’s population was too large to support an industrial economy.
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16. Britain’s solution for the trade imbalance caused by the importation of tea from China was to ship to China
a.
silver coinage from Japan.
b.
cotton cloth from India and England.
c.
rice from Burma.
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d.
opium from India.
e.
sugar from the Caribbean.
p. 50
17. The Opium War was fought between
a.
India and Britain.
b.
Japan and China.
c.
Britain and China.
d.
the United States and Japan.
e.
Indonesia and China.
p. 50
18. The Opium War
a.
led to the immediate fall of the Manchus.
b.
is generally considered to be the beginning of modern Chinese history.
c.
ceased all Opium sales in China.
d.
spread from mainland China to the island of Japan.
e.
was opposed by Secretary of State John Hay.
p. 50
19. In the Treaty of Nanjing, the British gains included all except
a.
five coastal Chinese ports in which to trade.
b.
the right to be consulted in the selection of the Chinese emperors.
c.
extraterritorial rights granted to British citizens.
d.
the island of Hong Kong.
e.
a financial indemnity.
p. 50
20. The Taiping Rebellion was primarily
a.
an uprising of China’s urban majority.
b.
an attempt by the Qing rulers to bring Tibet into the Chinese empire.
c.
a peasant revolt by peasants and other discontented elements in China’s south.
d.
instigated by the British against the Manchus.
e.
of little consequence, with little or no violence or loss of life.
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21. Hong Xiuquan believed himself to be
a.
God the father.
b.
the younger brother of Jesus.
c.
the reincarnation of Confucius.
d.
the legitimate son of the Qing emperor.
e.
the “last emperor.“
p. 51
22. The two western nations who attacked the Manchus in 1856, eventually capturing Beijing in 1860, were
a.
Britain and France.
b.
France and Germany.
c.
the United States and Great Britain.
d.
Germany and Britain.
e.
Russia and France.
p. 51
23. The Treaty of Tianjin
a.
criminalized the opium trade.
b.
ended western involvement in China.
c.
ended Manchu rule and established the Republic of China.
d.
resulted in many concessions by China, including the opening of additional ports and the cession of territory to
westerners.
e.
saw the establishment of the “Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace.”
d
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24. “East for essence, West for practical use” refers to the
a.
Japanese adoption of western democratic institutions.
b.
Chinese emulation of western industrial technology.
c.
the adoption of western individual rights policies by the Manchus.
d.
the justification given by China in taking over Tibet.
e.
the adoption of the western calendar by Asian nations including China and Japan.
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25. Tibetans were able to revive their local autonomy because of competition between
a.
China and Japan.
b.
Russia and Great Britain.
c.
Tibet and India.
d.
Germany and Russia.
e.
China and France.
b
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26. The ambitions of what two nations saw Burma and Vietnam removed from their traditional vassal relations to China:
a.
Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
b.
Japan and the Dutch Republic.
c.
Great Britain and France.
d.
the United States and Britain.
e.
Spain and Portugal.
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27. In 1894 China and Japan went to war over
a.
Tibet.
b.
Shandong.
c.
the Liaodong peninsula.
d.
Korea.
e.
the Kuriles.
d
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28. “Self-strengthening” in late nineteenth century China included all of the following except
a.
the construction of railroads.
b.
reforms in education.
c.
building shipyards.
d.
constructing arsenals.
e.
adopting new weapons.
b
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29. Which of the following is not a correct pairing of nation with territory in the dismemberment of China in the late
nineteenth century:
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a.
Portugal and Shanghai
b.
Germany and the Shandong peninsula
c.
Russia and Port Arthur
d.
Great Britain and Hong Kong
e.
Japan and Taiwan
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30. The nation that inspired the One Hundred Days of reform in China was
a.
Great Britain.
b.
the United States.
c.
Germany.
d.
India.
e.
Japan.
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31. The One Hundred Days of reform was terminated by
a.
Sun Yat-Sen.
b.
Kang Youwei.
c.
the Guangxu emperor.
d.
the Dowager Empress Cixi.
e.
Hong Xiuquan.
d
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32. The dismemberment of China was at least partially slowed by the
a.
Treaty of Tianjin.
b.
Open Door Policy.
c.
Macartney mission.
d.
Russo-Japanese War.
e.
One Hundred Days reforms.
b
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33. The Boxers were or did all of the following except they
a.
performed physical exercises.
b.
came mainly from rural areas.
c.
were a secret society.
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d.
were opposed to western incursions and influences.
e.
were pacifists.
p. 54
34. In the aftermath of the Boxer Rebellion, Cixi
a.
refused to make any reforms.
b.
immediately embraced a democratic revolution.
c.
established a commission in 1905 to study constitutional changes.
d.
was executed.
e.
abdicated.
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35. The founder of the Revive China Society was
a.
Sun Yat-sen.
b.
Chiang Kai-shek.
c.
Kang Youwei.
d.
Yuan Shikai.
e.
Mao Zedong.
p. 55
36. Sun Yat-sen envisioned a reformed China must begin with
a.
destruction of Manchu rule.
b.
a peasant uprising.
c.
non-violent civil disobedience.
d.
a democratic plebiscite.
e.
equal votes for women.
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37. Sun Yat-sen’s Three People’s Principles were
a.
communism, enlightenment, and free speech.
b.
nationalism, imperialism, and capitalism.
c.
enlightened despotism, socialism, and Daoism.
d.
nationalism, democracy, and “people’s livelihood.”
e.
“people’s livelihood,” natural rights, and Confucianism.
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38. China’s “last emperor” was
a.
Sun Yat-sen.
b.
Cixi.
c.
Puyi.
d.
the Guangxu Emperor.
e.
Qianlong.
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39. The events in China in 1911 could be best described as
a.
a revolution similar to the French Revolution.
b.
the collapse of China’s old order.
c.
a precursor of the Russia’s Bolshevik revolution of 1917.
d.
equivalent to the Meiji Restoration.
e.
inspired by American success against the British.
b
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40. All of the following is correct about the shogun in Japan except he
a.
was the emperor.
b.
ruled in the name of the emperor.
c.
was a powerful military general.
d.
was a member of the Tokugawa family for 250 years.
e.
ruled from the city of Edo.
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41. China and Japan were similar before the nineteenth century in that both were
a.
absolute monarchies.
b.
generally “closed” countries.
c.
island powers.
d.
Daoist in religion.
e.
feudal societies.
b
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42. Japan’s feudal lords were the
a.
shoguns.
b.
eta.
c.
Meiji.
d.
daimyo.
e.
genro.
d
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43. Japan was first forced open by
a.
Lord Macartney.
b.
Commodore Matthew C. Perry.
c.
the Meiji Emperor.
d.
the Tokugawa shoguns.
e.
the Russo-Japanese War.
b
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44. The Japanese decision to open relations with the West was especially opposed by the
a.
Meiji emperor.
b.
Tokugawa shogun.
c.
daimyo of Satsuma and Choshu.
d.
Qing rulers.
e.
Buddhist priests.
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45. The city of Edo became
a.
Osaka.
b.
Hiroshima.
c.
Satsuma.
d.
Tokyo.
e.
Kyoto.
d
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46. The paramount power in the new Meiji government was the
a.
emperor.
b.
shogun.
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c.
Americans.
d.
genro.
e.
eta.
d
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47. The Japanese constitution of 1890 gave supreme authority to the
a.
legislative Diet.
b.
genro.
c.
eta.
d.
emperor.
e.
shogun.
d
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48. The Japanese government could best be described as
a.
despotic in form but democratic in practice.
b.
democratic in form but despotic in practice.
c.
a despotic federation.
d.
an enlightened dictatorship.
e.
a democratic republic.
b
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49. In Japan, kokutai
a.
was based upon the idea of Japan’s uniqueness, including its imperial system.
b.
was the name of the lower house in the Japanese parliament.
c.
were the untouchables at the bottom of society.
d.
were the Sat-Cho rulers.
e.
was an outmoded policy, repudiated by the Meiji emperor.
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50. Industrialization in Japan was
a.
entirely the product of private investors.
b.
financed largely by foreign capital.
c.
the result of considerable government assistance.
d.
completed prior to the Meiji restoration.
e.
not begun until after World War I.
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51. Japanese military reforms
a.
retained the traditional samurai warrior class.
b.
created an army based upon universal conscription.
c.
relied primarily upon hired mercenaries.
d.
abolished its army inasmuch as Japan was an island and a navy would suffice.
e.
put the Tokugawas in charge.
b
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52. In the Treaty of Shimonoseki,
a.
Japan gained Taiwan.
b.
China retained Korea.
c.
Russia got Port Arthur.
d.
Japan obtained the Shandong peninsula.
e.
the Untied States established the Open Door policy.
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53. In 1904, Japan launched a surprise attack against
a.
Korea.
b.
China.
c.
Britain.
d.
Singapore.
e.
Russia.
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54. As a result of its military defeat, Russia was forced to give up
a.
the Shandong peninsula.
b.
Formosa.
c.
Taiwan.
d.
southern Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands.
e.
Outer Mongolia.
d
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55. In 1908, Japan annexed
a.
the Liaodong peninsula.
b.
Vietnam.
c.
Korea.
d.
the Shandong peninsula.
e.
Hokkaido.
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56. The United States recognized Japan’s takeover of Korea in exchange for Japan’s willingness to accept American
authority in
a.
the Hawaiian Islands.
b.
Alaska.
c.
California.
d.
Mexico.
e.
the Philippines.
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57. The major issue that sparked suspicion between Japan and the United States was
a.
industrial imports from Japan.
b.
immigration from Asian countries.
c.
the American annexation of Hawaii.
d.
the Open Door policy.
e.
American democracy v. Japanese dictatorship.
b
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58. All of the following could be said to apply to the Meiji Restoration except
a.
it was a “revolution from above.”
b.
it was one of the great success stories of modern times.
c.
its achievements closely resemble those of Europe.
d.
many Japanese traditions were abandoned.
e.
it was a “conservative revolution.”
d
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59. The Treaty of Kanagawa was signed between
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a.
Japan and the United States.
b.
China and the United States.
c.
Japan and China.
d.
Russia and Japan.
e.
Russia and Korea.
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60. The Manchurian port that was given to Japan as part of the Treaty of Shimonoseki was
a.
Port Arthur.
b.
Port Edo.
c.
Port Liaodong.
d.
Kurile Islands.
e.
Port Manchu.
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Subjective Short Answer
Identify the following terms:
61. Lord Macartney and the kowtow
ANSWER:
Answer not provided.
62. Qing dynasty
ANSWER:
Answer not provided.
63. Kangxi and Qianlong
Answer not provided.
64. Forbidden City
Answer not provided.
65. Central Kingdom
Answer not provided.
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66. Confucius and Confucianism
Answer not provided.
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67. tea and opium
68. Opium War
69. Treaty of Nanjing
70. “barren rock”/Hong Kong
71. Taiping Rebellion and Hong Xiuquan
72. “Heavenly Kingdom of Supreme Peace“
73. Treaty of Tianjin
74. “self-strengthening”
75. “East for essence, West for practical use”
76. Spheres of Influence
77. Germany and the Shandong peninsula
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78. Civil Service Examination
79. Port Arthur
80. Kang Youwei
81. Guangxu Emperor
82. Empress Dowager Cixi
83. “Hundred Days” reform
84. John Hay and the “Open Door” policy
85. Boxer Rebellion
86. Sun Yat-sen
87. Revive China Society
88. Sun’s Three People’s Principles
89. 1911 Revolution
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90. Qiu Jin
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91. Yuan Shikai
ANSWER:
92. foot binding
ANSWER:
93. shogun
94. Tokugawa
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95. “closed country”
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96. daimyo
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97. Commodore Matthew C. Perry
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98. Treaty of Kanagawa
ANSWER:
99. Satsuma and Choshu/”Sat-Cho”
ANSWER:
100. Meiji Restoration
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101. the Charter Oath, 1868
102. genro
103. Meiji 1890 constitution
104. kokutai
105. Treaty of Shimonoseki
106. Tokyo School of Fine Arts
107. Russo-Japanese War, 1905
108. the “yellow peril”
109. “Three Obediences”