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Opium Wars

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1) The Opium Wars took place near the end of what Chinese dynasty?
a)
Song Dynasty
b)
Qing Dynasty
c)
Tang Dynesty
d)
Ming Dynasty
2.
2) What nation was the main enemy of China during the Opium Wars?
a)
Japan
b)
USA
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
3.
3) What was the main reason for the Opium Wars?
a)
Great Britain wanted to sell opium to China
b)
China wanted to sell opium to Great Britain
c)
China refused to sell opium to Great Britain
d)
Great Britain refused to sell opium to China
4.
4) Who won the First Opium War?
a)
China
b)
Japan
c)
USA
d)
Great Britain
5.
5) True or False: China imported goods like silk and tea, but didn't export any goods.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
6) What city did the British take control of after the First Opium War?
a)
Beijing
b)
Shanghai
c)
Hong Kong
d)
Xian
7.
7) Why did the French join the fighting in the Second Opium War?
a)
They wanted to buy opium from China
b)
They were strong allies of the British
c)
The Chinese executed a French missionary
d)
They wanted China to stop selling opium
8.
8) What was the name of the British pirate ship that the Chinese captured at the start of the Second Opium War?
a)
Elizabeth
b)
Arrow
c)
Lusitania
d)
Queen Victoria
9.
9) Who won the Second Opium War?
a)
China
b)
Great Britain
c)
Neither
10.
10) Why did the Chinese want to stop the sale of opium?
a)
Because they thought it should be free
b)
Because they weren't making any money
c)
Because too many people were becoming addicted
d)
All of the above