Worksheets11th A - MODULE 18: Transformations Around the World
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Why did China trade with few Europeans between the 15th and 18th centuries?
Chinese leaders were afraid of a European military invasion.
Chinese merchants were only interested in exchanging silk for opium.
Chinese farmers grew enough crops to feed the population of the country.
Chinese doctors warned the emperor that Europeans carried contagious diseases.
Which of the following was a cause of the Taiping Rebellion?
fear of religious persecution
dissatisfaction with foreign rule
starvation caused by overpopulation
widespread famine due to crop failure
Which of the following explains the goals of the self-strengthening movement?
to spread religious freedom throughout China
to suppress rebellion in the southern half of China
to modernize the Chinese military and improve literacy
to expel foreign merchants and soldiers from Chinese ports
How did the Boxer Rebellion affect China?
It improved Chinese diplomatic relations with Japan.
It softened Chinese resentment of foreign influences.
It increased the number of Chinese converts to Christianity.
It awakened a sense of national pride among the Chinese people.
How did the Treaty of Kanagawa immediately affect Japan?
It weakened Emperor Mutsuhito’s position as leader of the nation.
It encouraged the country’s military to invade neighboring countries.
It strengthened the Tokugawa shogun’s power at the expense of the government.
It ended the country’s isolation by opening international trade with western nations.
Which of the following was a result of the Sino-Japanese War?
China’s navy proved to be the most powerful force in the Far East.
Japan gained the colony of Taiwan, fueling its imperialist intentions.
Russia decided to move its Baltic fleet to the Far East to protect its ports.
American politicians became alarmed by Japan’s growing influence in the Pacific.
Why were Anglosettlers in Texas dissatisfied with Mexican rule?
Mexico disapproved of Anglos bringing enslaved Africans into their country
Mexico forced Anglo children to attend Catholic schools to learn Latin American culture.
Mexico raised the price of land for Anglo settlers, making settlement prohibitively expensive.
Mexico forced Anglos to convert to Protestantism before they could immigrate to their territory
Which of the following was a goal of Mexico’s La Reforma movement?
to create a public school system under the guidance of the Roman Catholic Church
to prohibit Roman Catholicism from being a state religion and ensure freedom of worship
to increase the size of the army with a national draft and train soldiers with foreign advisers
to generate tax revenue by encouraging rich landowners to sell their land to peasant farmers
How were the presidencies of Benito Juárez and Porfirio Díaz different?
by their use of torture
in the creation of railroads
by stabilizing the government
in their opposition to foreign rule
How was Zapata’s Plan of Ayala expected to change Mexico?
He wanted to redistribute land to the peasants.
He wanted to restore land to the Roman Catholic Church.
He wanted to retake land lost during the war with the United States.
He wanted to reorganize land according to the colonial plantation system.
Which manufactured product did the Chinese perfect and trade with western merchants?
automobiles
cannon
porcelain
steel
How did industrialization affect Japan?
Agricultural products like tea or rice became difficult to buy.
Japanese cities became ideal places to live for the working class.
Japanese people started wearing western fashions and playing baseball.
Railroads were welcomed by all citizens as technological improvements to the country.
Which statement accurately characterizes China during the 19th and 20th centuries?
China refused to reform its government by adopting western legal codes.
China modernized and industrialized at a much slower pace than did Japan.
China embraced western customs and values after encouraging trade with Britain.
China became an imperial power by provoking numerous wars with neighboring countries.
Which of the following reforms were made law in the Constitution of 1917?
Roman Catholicism became the official state religion.
Industrial workers received the right to form labor unions.
Landowners could permanently sell their land to American investors.
Children younger than ten years old were prohibited from working in mines.
