Imperialism

The Boxer Rebellion of the early twentieth century was an attempt to

• eliminate poverty among Chinese peasants

• bring Western-style democracy to China

• restore trade between China and European nations

• remove foreign influences from China

One way in which the Sepoy Rebellion in India and the Boxer Rebellion in China are similar is that both attempted to

• remove foreign influence

• restore democracy

• modernize their economy

• end religious conflict

"All great nations...have desired to set their mark upon barbarian lands, and those who fail to participate in this great rivalry will play a pitiable role in time to come" This quote supports the concept of

• socialism

• human rights

• revolution

• imperialism

Russia in the 1700s and Japan in the 1800s were similar in that both countries

• began the process of modernization after long period of isolation

• developed democratic governments after years under absolute monarchies

• refused to accept Western technological ideas

• adopted socialist economic systems after capitalism had failed

The theory of Social Darwinism was sometimes used to justify

• the establishment of communist governments in Asia

• Latin American revolutions in the early nineteenth century

• the independence movement in India

• European imperialism in the late nineteenth century

During the Meiji Restoration, Japan's leaders focused on

• isolating Japan from the influence of foreign ideas

• existing peacefully with their Asian neighbors

• increasing the emperor's power by returning Japan to a feudal political system

• modernizing Japan's economy to compete with western nations

Which develpment most likely influenced the action taken in this cartoon?

• China's naval power posted a threat to the Western Powers

• China had become stronger militarily than the Western Powers

• The Western powers desired political means to control Japan

• The Western powers desired access to new markets in Asia

Which concept is depicted in this cartoon

• socialism

• imperialism

• isolationism

• pacifism

This letter was written primarily in response to the

• Partition of India and Pakistan

• widespread boycott of British textiles

• human rights violations at Amritsar

• British monopoly of Indian resources

Which event is most closely associated with the start of the Meiji Restoration?

• The signing of the Treaty of Kanagawa

• The fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate

• The Russo-Japanese War

• The annexation of Korea