Chapter 13- The Decline of the Qing Dynasty

a policy under which China should adopt Western technology while keeping its Confucian values and institutions

• indemnity

• self-strengthening

• spheres of influence

• Open Door policy

a policy that all powers would respect equal trading opportunities in China

• self-strengthening

• extraterritoriality

• Open Door policy

• spheres of influence

living in a section of a country set aside for foreigners but not subject to the host country’s laws

• self-strengthening

• spheres of influence

• Open Door policy

• extraterritoriality

payment for damages

• indemnity

• self-strengthening

• spheres of influence

• Open Door policy

areas in which foreign powers have been granted exclusive rights and privileges

• indemnity

• self-strengthening

• spheres of influence

• Open Door policy

To improve their balance of trade with China, the British sold _____ to the Chinese.

• porcelain

• tea

• silk

• opium

Peasants participating in the Tai Ping rebellion, a revolt that became a devastating civil war, were provoked by

• the British government’s refusing to trade in only one port.

• French invaders wanting to trade opium.

• the failure of the Chinese government to solve its economic problems.

• British observers causing the peasants to resent the Qing dynasty.

How did foreign countries establish spheres of influence in China?

• The foreign countries convinced the leaders of the Qing dynasty that the Qing would remain in power.

• China’s peasants organized and offered their lands to the foreigners for money.

• The Chinese government encouraged foreign countries to buy trading rights all over China.

• The provincial warlords of China negotiated directly with the foreign nations.

The United States proposed the Open Door policy because

• China wanted to trade with all countries equally.

• the United States wanted the same access to China as other countries had.

• China had closed its door to all Western nations.

• the United States wanted to trade with Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, and Japan.

Who were the Boxers and why did they attack foreigners in China?

• Boxers were Americans who wanted to fight the Chinese according to strict rules of boxing.

• Boxers were Chinese who feared and hated what the foreigners had done to China.

• Boxers were foreigners who feared that other foreigners would expel them from China.

• Boxers were German businessmen who vowed to get even with China for killing their envoy.