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Asian Imperialism

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the Opium Wars significant?

a)

It forced China to change to a democratic government

b)

It forced Great Britain to recognise the importance of Confucian values

c)

It forced China to open its doors to trade with the western world

d)

It forced Great Britain to open its doors to trade with the Qing dynasty.

2.

The title given to the ruler of Japan during their period of isolationism

a)

Shogun

b)

Emperor

c)

Czar

d)

Samurai

3.

What product did the government of China try to prevent the British from trading in their country?

a)

opium

b)

silver

c)

tea

d)

silk

4.

These were regions of China in which Britain, France and others dominated trade and investment.

a)

Extraterritorial rights

b)

Spheres of influence

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Guangxu

5.

This armed protest, which was a violent reaction to foreign influence in China, was defeated.

a)

Spheres of Influence

b)

Taiping Rebellion

c)

Opium War of 1839

d)

Boxer Rebellion

6.
Members of a secret society in China who rebelled against foreign influences
a)
Boxers
b)
Sepoys
c)
Boers
d)
Communists
7.
Trading company given power by Britain to rule India
a)
Berlin Conference
b)
British East India Company
c)
British North India Corporation
d)
India Protection Society
8.
What was is the Open Door Policy? 
a)
Document stating America's control over China.
b)
Principles stating that all countries have equal acess to Chinese Ports. 
c)
Document explaining the intense competion between world powers. 
d)
Document explaing the "spheres of influence." 
9.

Who founded the Revive China Society and, later, the Nationalist Party?

a)

Henry Pu Yi

b)

Lo Mien Song Le Fong

c)

Guang Xu

d)

Sun Yat-sen

10.
Naval commodore who sailed into Tokyo Bay, Japan, in 1853
a)
Frederick J. Turner
b)
Matthew Perry
c)
Queen Liliuokalani
d)
Alfred T. Mahan
11.

Commodore Matthew Perry was?

a)

American

b)

British

c)

Germen

d)

French

12.

Who did the Japanese adapt elements from to create a strong central government?

a)

Western Powers

b)

Middle Eastern Powers

c)

Eastern Powers

d)

African Powers

13.
What did Japan do once it modernized?
a)
converted to Christianity
b)
imperialized other nations
c)
returned to isolationism
14.
What did China and Japan fight over?
a)
India
b)
Britain
c)
Vietnam
d)
Korea
15.
Which European country did Japan defeat in war in the early years of the 20th century?
a)
Germany
b)
Britain
c)
France
d)
Russia
16.
The modernization of Japan during the Meiji Restoration resulted in:
a)
a return to a feudal system of government
b)
an alliance between China, Korea, Russia, and Japan
c)
the rise of Japan as an imperialistic nation
d)
a strengthening of Japan's isolationist policies