Imperialism

The outcome of the Opium War showed that in the 19th century

• China was no longer strong enough to resist

  Western demands for trading rights

• the Chinese Government preferred to continue the opium trade

• the Chinese Army was the most highly disciplined army in the world

• the Chinese people were successful in

  eliminating foreign influence

One major reason European countries engaged in imperialism in the late 19th century was to

• gain a better understanding of unknown

  territories

• develop treatments for diseases

• ease tensions with their rivals

• obtain markets for their manufactured goods

"When China wakes, it will shake the world."

— Napoleon, 1817

In this quotation, Napoleon was referring to the

• European fear of Chinese culture and traditions

• potential of China as a great world power

• policy of rapid industrialization in China

• ability of China to control world trade routes

Base your answer to the following question on the

passage below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

". . . The Opium War of 1839-42 was short and

one-sided, due to the superiority of European

weapons, which came as a complete surprise to the

Chinese. In the first skirmish alone, in July 1839, two

British warships defeated twenty-nine Chinese ships.

On land, the Chinese and their medieval weapons

were no match for British troops armed with

state-of-the-art muskets. By the middle of 1842

British troops had seized Hong Kong, taken control of

the key river deltas, and occupied Shanghai and

several other cities. The Chinese were forced to sign a

peace treaty that granted Hong Kong to the British,

opened five ports for the free trade of all goods, and

required the payment of reparations to the British in

silver, including compensation for the opium that had

been destroyed by Commissioner Lin ...."

- Tom Standage

What was an immediate result of the Opium War

described in this passage?

• organizing the Taiping Rebellion

• forming the Guomindang

• signing the Treaty of Nanking

• beginning the Boxer Rebellion

One way in which the Sepoy Mutiny in India, the Zulu resistance in southern Africa, and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that each resulted

from

• attempts by democratic forces to overthrow the

  monarchy

• native reaction to foreign interference in the

  region

• government policies of ethnic cleansing

• government denial of access to fertile farmland

During the 19th century, European nations established spheres of influence in China mainly to

• introduce Islam to the Chinese people

• gain commercial advantages in China

• obtain human rights for Chinese citizens

• profit from the ivory trade

A major goal of both the Sepoy Mutiny and the Boxer Rebellion was to

• outlaw caste systems

• improve access to civil service examinations

• restore parliamentary government

• remove foreign influences

Base your answer to the following question on the

cartoon below and on your knowledge of social

studies.

The cartoon depicts the

• favored trading-partner status awarded to China by many Western European countries in the1980's

• separation of China into spheres of influence by 19th-century imperialist nations

• ethnocentrism of the Chinese during the Manchu Ch'ing dynasty of the 17th century

• military aid given to the Chinese revolutionaries by the Soviet Union during the 1940's

The Opium Wars of the mid-19th century marked the beginning of the

• domination of China by foreign powers

• decline of European influence in East Asia

• rivalry between China and Taiwan

• global effort to combat drug use

Why was India called the "Jewel in the crown"?

• It was the most valuable of all Britain's

  colonies.

• It had a vast supply of diamonds, rubies and

  sapphires

• The sepoys were a perfect model of successful

  imperialism

• The success of India's self sufficient economy

  strengthened Britain's economy.