China Imperialism

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What is imperialism?

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When one country takes over another country

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What is Spheres of Influence?

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Controlling a country through trade and economy

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What was the name of the conflicts between Britain and China over trade rights?

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Opium Wars

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What was the name of "unequal treaty" signed by the British and Chinese in 1842?

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Treaty of Nanking

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What term is used for the various regions in which foreigners controlled their own affairs in China in the 19th and 20th centuries?

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spheres of influence

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What rebels attacked foreigners in China and especially hated Chinese who converted to Christianity?

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The Boxers

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What term describes America's desire to trade with China but NOT to form colonies there?

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Open Door Policy

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What 14-year long Chinese conflict, begun in the 1850s, was one of the deadliest wars in the history of the world?

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Taiping Rebellion

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What is the best interpretation of this political cartoon?

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China was divided into spheres of influence by imperialist powers

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What event in world history is illustrated by this political cartoon? Options: the Sepoy Rebellion, the Opium War, the French Revolution, the Enlightenment

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the Opium War