Imperialism: China

Imperialism is __________.

• when a powerful nation uses its resources to help a weaker nation
• when a weaker nation invites a powerful nation to help it industrialize
• when a powerful nation takes control of the economy and government of a weaker nation
• when weak nations join together to fight a strong nation

How did industrialism lead to imperialism?

• Industrialized nations wanted new technology
• Industrialized nations wanted natural resources and markets
• Industrialized nations wanted a cheap source of labor
• Industrialized nations wanted to spread their culture

What product were the British most interested in when they sought trade with China in the mid-19th century?

• Opium
• Rubber
• Gun powder
• Tea

Of the items the British had to trade, the only thing of interest to the Chinese was...

• British textiles.

• guns and cannons.

• silver.

• manufactured goods.

Because of the trade imbalance with China, Britain began to sell ___________, grown in India, to the Chinese people for silver, with which they would buy tea and silk.

• tea

• rice

• cotton

• opium

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

• Opium Wars
• Anglo-Chinese Wars
• Clone Wars
• Hundred Days War

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

• Treaty of Nanking
• Treaty of Hong Kong
• The Free Trade Treaty
• The New Port Authority Treaty

How the loss of the Opium War impact China?

• It allowed foreign countries to imperialize China
• It caused Chinese peasants to rebel against their govt.
• China modernized and became an imperialist power
• China returned to isolationism from trade with the West

To say that foreign countries seized “spheres of influence” in China means that they...

• had secret agreements with the Chinese government.

• created a new territorial government to prevent the U.S. from entering the trade market.

• gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China.

• established a circular discussion forum.

Which term demonstrates that British citizens did not have to obey Chinese laws in the treaty ports?

• Balance of Trade
• Kowtow
• Extraterritoriality
• Ethnocentrism