WorksheetsEast Asian Resistance to Imperialism
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
In the 18th century, why was there tension between China and European nations? Check all that apply.
China wanted European goods, but European nations did not want to trade with China.
Both China and European nations wanted control over the continent of Africa.
Europeans wanted Chinese goods, but China was only mildly interested in trading with them.
A significant trade imbalance developed as Europeans scrambled to find a product desirable to the Chinese.
Which conflict is this?: Conflict between the British and the Qing over failed negotiations regarding Opium.
Taiping Rebellion
Panthay Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Opium War
Which conflict is this?: Attempt to drive out the Qing, but Europeans put down the rebellion. 20-30 million people are estimated to have lost their lives.
Taiping Rebellion
Panthay Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Opium War
Which conflict is this?: This conflict was a result over the increasing foreign occupation of China. Foreign multi-national forces put down the rebellion
Taiping Rebellion
Panthay Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion
Opium War
______________ is an exclusive trade zone.
sphere of trade
sphere of business
sphere of influence
sphere of exclusive
Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the
colonization of Japan by the United States
transfer of spheres of influence to China
introduction of Christianity to Japanese society
opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan
Japan’s increased foreign trade during the Meiji Restoration was closely related to its
need to maintain a traditional society
desire for a modern industrialized society
colonization by Western nations
encouragement of foreign investment
Which action taken by the Meiji government encouraged industrialization in 19th-century Japan?
building a modern transportation system
limiting the number of ports open to foreign trade
forcing families to settle on collective farms
establishing a system of trade guilds
What was one impact of industrialization on Japan during the Meiji Restoration?
Japan became more isolated from world affairs
Demand for natural resources increased
Japan became a colonial possession of China
Traditional practices of Bushido were reintroduced
The Meiji Restoration in Japan was prompted in part by
a fear that Japan would be colonized by western nations
the failure of Japanese expansion
the Shogun’s conversion to Christianity
a desire to stay isolated
What was one effect of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)?
Japan emerged as a major world power.
Korea gained its independence.
Czar Nicholas II gained power in Russia.
Russia formed a military alliance with Japan.
