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East Asian Resistance to Imperialism

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

In the 18th century, why was there tension between China and European nations? Check all that apply.

a)

China wanted European goods, but European nations did not want to trade with China.

b)

Both China and European nations wanted control over the continent of Africa.

c)

Europeans wanted Chinese goods, but China was only mildly interested in trading with them.

d)

A significant trade imbalance developed as Europeans scrambled to find a product desirable to the Chinese.

2.

Which conflict is this?: Conflict between the British and the Qing over failed negotiations regarding Opium.

a)

Taiping Rebellion

b)

Panthay Rebellion

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Opium War

3.

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.

a)

Taiping Rebellion

b)

Panthay Rebellion

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Opium War

4.

Which conflict is this?: This conflict was a result over the increasing foreign occupation of China. Foreign multi-national forces put down the rebellion

a)

Taiping Rebellion

b)

Panthay Rebellion

c)

Boxer Rebellion

d)

Opium War

5.

______________ is an exclusive trade zone.

a)

sphere of trade

b)

sphere of business

c)

sphere of influence

d)

sphere of exclusive

6.

Commodore Matthew Perry’s visits to Japan in 1853 and 1854 resulted in the

a)

colonization of Japan by the United States

b)

transfer of spheres of influence to China

c)

introduction of Christianity to Japanese society

d)

opening of trade and diplomatic relations with Japan

7.

Japan’s increased foreign trade during the Meiji Restoration was closely related to its

a)

need to maintain a traditional society

b)

desire for a modern industrialized society

c)

colonization by Western nations

d)

encouragement of foreign investment

8.

Which action taken by the Meiji government encouraged industrialization in 19th-century Japan?

a)

building a modern transportation system

b)

limiting the number of ports open to foreign trade

c)

forcing families to settle on collective farms

d)

establishing a system of trade guilds

9.

What was one impact of industrialization on Japan during the Meiji Restoration?

a)

Japan became more isolated from world affairs

b)

Demand for natural resources increased

c)

Japan became a colonial possession of China

d)

Traditional practices of Bushido were reintroduced

10.

The Meiji Restoration in Japan was prompted in part by

a)

a fear that Japan would be colonized by western nations

b)

the failure of Japanese expansion

c)

the Shogun’s conversion to Christianity

d)

a desire to stay isolated

11.

What was one effect of the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905)?

a)

Japan emerged as a major world power.

b)

Korea gained its independence.

c)

Czar Nicholas II gained power in Russia.

d)

Russia formed a military alliance with Japan.