Qing China AP Prep

Who invaded China and eventually defeated the weakened Ming Empire?

• The British

• The Japanese

• The Manchus

• The Mongols (Yuan)

What was the name of China's last dynasty?

• Qing

• Qin

• Ming

• Tang

A system of government employees selected for their skills and knowledge who collected taxes and enforced laws is called the...

• Governor

• Official

• Philosophy

• Civil Service

Where was the original source of the majority of Opium that was smuggled into China under the Qing Dynasty?

• India (a British Colony)

• Japan

• Syria (a French Colony)

• Singapore

Of the many Chinese rebellions during the 19th Century (1800s), a common cause for many of them was...

• An anti-foreigner attitude

• A pro-foreigner attitude

• A pro-modernization attitude

• A pro-Christian attitude

At the end of their collapse, the Qing Dynasty was troubled with rebellions, foreign invasion, and major financial troubles. It could be said that the Qing lost....

• The Mandate of Heaven

• The support of the Nobles

• Their strongest military leaders

• The favoritism of the peasant class

Recognizing the need for change, the Qing Dynasty attempted to Westernize and Industrialize China.

• True

• False

The Boxer Rebellion included which of the following elements? (Select ALL that are correct)

• Many foreigners and Christians (both European missionaries and Chinese converts) were killed by the Boxers.

• The Boxers (Chinese peasants/commoners) fought against the Qing Dynasty and their foreign allies (Britain, Russia, Japan, Germany, Netherlands)

• The Boxers were successful in defeating the Qing

• The Boxers wanted to invite more foreigners into China

What factors made many Chinese fearful of the negative influences foreigners could have on China? (Select ALL that are correct)

• China would forget & abandon its traditional culture

• Foreign religions, like Christianity, would conflict with traditional Eastern religions

• Foreigners would help China become more modern and Westernized

• Foreign merchants would give good paying & safe jobs to Chinese workers

What Chinese commodity (resource) was most desired by the British Empire?

• Tea

• Silk

• Porcelain

• Gunpowder