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4th Q.E. (Asian History) 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China’s restriction of opium in the country resulted to

a)

The British smuggling of opium to China and caused great moral problems

b)

The British stop the opium trade to China

c)

The British opted to trade with Japan

d)

The British traded silk cloth to China instead.

2.

All of the following were provisions in the Treaty of Nanking EXCEPT.

a)

Britain gained the Island of Macao

b)

Amoy, Canton ,Foochow, Ningpo and Shanghai Chinese ports were opened

c)

United States and other foreign citizens also gained extraterritorial rights.

d)

Chinese were required to pay damages for the cost of war and the damaged opium.

3.

The growth of Japan’s military power led to

a)

The development of Japan as an aggressor

b)

The development of Japan as a financial hub in the region

c)

The development of Japan as a powerful nation

d)

The development of Japan as an industrialized nation

4.

The establishment of English East India Company and Dutch East India Company reflect the European powers over their colonies are particularly explain in ___________________.

a)

Colony

b)

Protectorate

c)

Economic Imperialism

d)

Sphere of Influence

5.

These are countries in Southeast Asia known as French Indochina?

a)

Myanmar,Cambodia & Laos

b)

Thailand, Laos & Cambodia

c)

Vietnam, Cambodia & Thailand

d)

Laos, Vietnam & Cambodia

6.

All of the following were effects of European imperialism

EXCEPT.

a)

The rise of aristocrats

b)

Capitalism as an economic ideology

c)

Exploitation of slaves in different western colonies

d)

Establishment of new independent states in Asia and Americas

7.

It was the treaty signed by Japan and the United States which permits the opening of the Japanese port to American ships.

a)

Kanagawa

b)

Portsmouth

c)

Shimonoseki

d)

Nanking

8.

It means the Enlightened Rule.

a)

Sepoy

b)

Buddha

c)

Meiji

d)

Tokugawa

9.

Who was the Indian Muslim leader who pressed for a separate nation for the Muslim Indians?

a)

Jawaharlal Nehru

b)

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

10.

How were the Dutch East India Trading Company and the British East India Company similar?

a)

Both allowed local people to remain in control of their own governments.

b)

Both called for an end to annexation.

c)

Both were trading companies that practiced economic imperialism.

d)

Both treated the local people with respect, affording them all the privileges that Europeans had.

11.

Why did the Chinese have little interest in trading with the West?

a)

The Monroe doctrine made it illegal for China to trade with the West.

b)

They were economically self-sufficient.

c)

Chinese officials were opposed to change of any kind.

d)

Opium trade was lucrative, keeping the Chinese economy strong.

12.

How was the Treaty of Kanagawa (Japan) similar to the treaties that China signed with various European powers?

a)

It prevented modernization.

b)

It granted trade permission to foreigners.

c)

It increased pride and nationalism.

d)

It preserved isolationist policies.

13.

What step did the Meiji emperor take to modernize Japan?

a)

He maintained Japan as a strong military dictatorship.

b)

He rejected Western forms of government.

c)

He cut trade with the West.

d)

He supported Japan industrializing.

14.

Which event is depicted in the political cartoon?

a)

The Boxer Rebellion

b)

Sepoy Mutiny

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Open Door Policy

15.

What was a major factor that allowed imperialist powers to dominate large parts of Asia and Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries?

a)

The desire of Asians and Africans to convert to Christianity

b)

The willingness of imperialists to respect local traditions and customs

c)

The spread of nationalism among native people in colonial areas

d)

Their technological and military superiority

16.

Who controlled India before the Sepoy Mutiny?

a)

British East India Company

b)

The Parliament of England

c)

Mughal Emperor

d)

The British Crown

17.

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

a)

It was the most valuable of all Britain's colonies.

b)

The sepoy were a perfect model of successful imperialism.

c)

The success of India's self sufficient economy strengthened Britain.The

d)

it had vast supply of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires

18.

Domination of one country by the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region.

a)

Colonialism

b)

Colonization

c)

Sphere of Influence

d)

Imperialism

19.

Why was it difficult for the Indian people to unite against the British rule?

a)

Too many people spoke different languages

b)

The geography was too mountainous and dangerous

c)

The Hindus and Muslims distrusted each other too much.

d)

Indians were satisfied in Caste system

20.

Civil Disobedience is best described as

a)

Refusal to obey unjust laws

b)

Armed protest to colonial rule

c)

Violence during wartime

d)

Actions against Palestinians