WH Unit 9 Test #2 (9.5-9.8): The Age of Imperialism (1800-1914)

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The difference in value between how much a country imports & how much it exports.

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balance of trade

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exporting (selling) more than importing (buying)

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trade surplus

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importing (buying) more than exporting (selling).

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trade deficit

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The trade of _____ from India & tea from China wound up causing a war between Britain & China, which ended with the British gaining extraterritoriality, control of Honk Kong, and indemnity payments as a result of the Treaty of Najing.

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Opium

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What did being the "most favored nation" mean in regards to Britain's relationship with China after the Treaty of Nanjiing?

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If any other country gained trading rights in China, Britain had to be given the same rights.

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Rebellion led by village teacher Hong Xiuquan with the goal of establishing a "Heavenly Kingdom of Peace" and overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. It lasted 15 years and resulted in 20 million deaths before it was crushed.

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Taiping Rebellion

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China lost control of Korea & Taiwan to _____?

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Japan, in the Sino-Japanese War in the 1890s.

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Which of these countries did not have a sphere of influence in China, instead negotiating for open-door trade in all regions? Britain, Russia, Germany, Japan, The US

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The US

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Look at the political cartoon. Which is the best explanation of why the American dog is standing in the doorway with the Japanese and British dogs? Options: the three nations had the largest spheres of influence in China, the three nations had worked together to end imperial abuses in China, the three nations wanted to keep other imperial powers from dividing up territory in China, The three nations wanted to make sure that all imperial powers had equal trading rights in China

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The three nations wanted to make sure that all imperial powers had equal trading rights in China

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The Righteous Harmonious Fists orchestrate several attacks on the "foreign devils" in 1899-1900 using martial arts in hopes of driving out all of the foreigners claiming extraterritoriality.

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Boxer Rebellion