Asian Imperialism

Why were the Opium Wars significant?

• It forced China to change to a democratic government

• It forced Great Britain to recognise the importance of Confucian values

• It forced China to open its doors to trade with the western world

• It forced Great Britain to open its doors to trade with the Qing dynasty.

The title given to the ruler of Japan during their period of isolationism

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Czar

• Samurai

What product did the government of China try to prevent the British from trading in their country?

• opium

• silver

• tea

• silk

These were regions of China in which Britain, France and others dominated trade and investment.

• Extraterritorial rights

• Spheres of influence

• Boxer Rebellion

• Guangxu

This armed protest, which was a violent reaction to foreign influence in China, was defeated.

• Spheres of Influence

• Taiping Rebellion

• Opium War of 1839

• Boxer Rebellion

Members of a secret society in China who rebelled against foreign influences

• Boxers
• Sepoys
• Boers
• Communists

Trading company given power by Britain to rule India

• Berlin Conference
• British East India Company
• British North India Corporation
• India Protection Society

What was is the Open Door Policy? 

• Document stating America's control over China.
• Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports. 
• Document explaining the intense competion between world powers. 
• Document explaing the "spheres of influence." 

Who founded the Revive China Society and, later, the Nationalist Party?

• Henry Pu Yi

• Lo Mien Song Le Fong

• Guang Xu

• Sun Yat-sen

Naval commodore who sailed into Tokyo Bay, Japan, in 1853

• Frederick J. Turner
• Matthew Perry
• Queen Liliuokalani
• Alfred T. Mahan