WorksheetsWorld History - Ch 12 Sec 5 - China and the New Imperialism
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Prior to the 19th century, China maintained a:
trade deficit
favorable balance of trade
Opium crop
large navy
Prior to the 19th century, western nations maintained this with China:
Trade deficit
balance of trade
trade surplus
naval superiority
The Balance of Trade can be described as:
the amount of goods and services a country produces
the total cost, as measured with its own currency, of the national budget
the amount one country trades with another
the difference between how much a country imports and exports
Select the various rebellions and wars occured in China in the 19th century (and early 20th):
Opium War of 1839
Taiping Rebellion
Salve Revolt
Sino-Japanese War of 1904/5
Boxer Uprising of 1899
Select the European countries that maintained a sphere of influence in China by 1905:
Great Britain
France
Germany
Japan
Russia
The British received these two benefits in the Treaty of Nanjing:
an indemnity (payment for war losses)
a large amount of Opium
extraterritoriality (the right for British citizens to live under British laws in China)
an end to the Taiping Rebellion
Select the factors that led the peasants to revolt in the Taiping Rebellion:
an extravagant imperial court
appreciation of British customs
widespread official corruption
a population explosion, combined with declining public works/resources like irrigation systems and canals
Following the Sino-Japanese War, China:
won and gained independence from Japanese influence
lost and gave over the island of Hong Kong to Japan
lost and gave over the island of Taiwan to Japan
won and gained the island of Okinawa from Japan
The Qing Dynasty:
fell as a result of several factors, especially the Boxer Uprising
still is in power in China today
fell as a result of the Opium War
fell as a result of WWI
In 1899, the United States advocated for this in China:
US trade ports in China
a military alliance
an Opium trade
an Open Door Policy, allowing all to trade on an equal basis
