The 1911 Revolution and Rise of Modern Japan

During the 1900s, Chinese officials, eager to keep their power tried to make more changes. Which among the following did they do?

• They asked Arabians to set up industrial plants in order to keep up with modernization.

• They set-up European-style schools and reorganized the government.

• They brought many Europeans in China and toured them around to gain tourism income.

• They asked for Russia's help to make steel because "it is the road to modernization".

Who was the young doctor who founded the Nationalist Party movement in 1905?

• Dr. Chiang Kai-shek

• Dr. Mao Tse Tung

• Dr. Shi Huang Ti

• Dr. Sun Yat-sen

What dynasty did the members of the Nationalist Party want to remove and be replaced with a strong government?

• Gong

• Ming

• Lang

• Qing

Which one below was not part of Sun Yat-sen's 3-step plan?

• organize a house-to-house visit to talk about life in general

• take over China's government

• prepare the people for self-rule

• create a constitution and a democracy

When the Qing dynasty collapsed in 1911, who did the people turn to to serve as president of the new Chinese republic?

• Dr. Sun Yat-sen

• Gen. Yuan Shikai

• Adm. Fong Failong

• Rep. Kang In Tsu

TRUE or FALSE: Gen. Yuan led the newly formed Chinese republic well as he was well-versed in democracy and freedom.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: When Gen. Yuan died in 1916, Chang Kai-shek came back from Japan in 1917 and rebuilt the Nationalist party started by Dr. Sun Yat-sen.

• TRUE

• FALSE

When Gen. Yuan died in 1916, what happened to the newly formed Chinese republic?

• a new president was elected to replace him

• warlords seized power in the locality and fought each other

• British entered to organize the government

• Mongolians, headed by Genghis Khan, attacked China

TRUE or FALSE: Like China, Japan in the 1800s faced growing pressures from Europe and the United States.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is a shogun?

• a type of gun made in Japan

• a Japanese military leader

• a French-inspired Japanese cuisine

• a dancer during the 1400s in Japan