RTI - Spheres of Infleunce

What was an immediate result of the Opium War described in this passage?

• signing the Treaty of Nanking.

• forming political organizations to improve labor relations.

• beginning the Boxer Rebellion.

• organizing the Taiping Rebellion

What effect did the Opium War and the Treaty of Nanjing have on China?

• Chinese Nationalists increased their influence in rural areas.

• The Manchu government expelled the Western powers.

• China was divided into spheres of influence.

• China adopted a democratic system of government.

During the 1840's, China signed "unequal treaties" with Western nations mainly because

• China had won the Opium War

• Western nations had superior military technology

• leaders in China favored expansion

• China had requested economic assistance from the West

This series of events is most closely associated with the

• spread of communism in China and Korea

• growing concerns about the influence of the West.

• alliance formed between Vietnam and China

• increasing expansion of civil and political rights in China

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

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

• China was no longer strong enough to resist Western demands for trading rights

• the Chinese people were successful in eliminating foreign influence

• the Chinese Government preferred to continue the opium trade