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Opium Wars Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The direct trigger of the First Opium War is ( )

a)

Destruction of opium at Humen

b)

Signing of the Treaty of Nanjing

c)

Guangzhou anti-entry city struggle

d)

Arrow Incident

2.

The territory ceded in the Treaty of Shimonoseki does not include ( )

a)

Taiwan

b)

Penghu Islands

c)

Liaodong Peninsula

d)

Hong Kong Island

3.

The direct purpose of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China is ( )

a)

Overthrow the Qing Dynasty

b)

Suppress the Boxer Movement

c)

Force China to open its territory

d)

Seize Northeast interests

4.

The army that burned the Summer Palace during the Second Opium War is ( )

a)

British-French Allied Forces

b)

Eight-Nation Alliance

c)

Japanese Army

d)

Russian Army

5.

The symbolic event that marked the powers' surge of 'carving up China' after the First Sino-Japanese War is ( )

a)

Signing of the Boxer Protocol

b)

Triple Intervention to return Liaodong

c)

Germany's occupation of Jiaozhou Bay

d)

Proposal of the Open Door Policy

6.

Which country is not included in the Eight-Nation Alliance? ( )

a)

Spain

b)

United Kingdom

c)

France

d)

United States

7.

In which year was the Boxer Protocol signed? ( )

a)

1895

b)

1900

c)

1901

d)

1911

8.

After the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China, the Qing government was forced to pay silver indemnities ( )

a)

210 million taels

b)

450 million taels

c)

200 million taels

d)

300 million taels

9.

Which of the following is part of the content of the Boxer Protocol? ( )

a)

Opening commercial ports

b)

Ceding Hong Kong Island

c)

Strictly prohibiting Chinese people from participating in anti-imperialist activities

d)

Allowing factories to be established in commercial ports

10.

Who was the actual ruler of the Qing government during the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion? ( )

a)

Emperor Guangxu

b)

Emperor Xianfeng

c)

Empress Dowager Cixi

d)

Emperor Tongzhi

11.

The fundamental reason for the outbreak of the Opium War is ( )

a)

China's anti-opium movement hit British opium trade

b)

Britain wanted to open the Chinese market to sell industrial products

c)

The Qing government implemented a closed-door policy

d)

Britain wanted to reverse the trade deficit with China

12.

Which treaty's signing marked the end of the Opium War? ( )

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Humen

c)

Treaty of Wangxia

d)

Treaty of Huangpu

13.

The commercial ports that were forced to open in the Treaty of Nanjing do not include?

a)

Shanghai

b)

Guangzhou

c)

Tianjin

d)

Xiamen

14.

Which treaty stipulates that 'foreign envoys can reside in Beijing'?

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Tianjin

c)

Treaty of Beijing

d)

Boxer Protocol

15.

The common purpose of the two Opium Wars is?

a)

To carve up Chinese territory

b)

To open the Chinese market

c)

To overthrow the Qing Dynasty

d)

To plunder mineral resources

16.

In 1901, which country did not participate in the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China?

a)

United States

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Japan

17.

The direct trigger of the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China is:

a)

Failure of the First Sino-Japanese War

b)

Boxer Movement

c)

Hundred Days' Reform

d)

Opium trade disputes

18.

Which country did not participate in the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion?

a)

Japan

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

Italy

19.

The unequal treaty signed by the Qing government after the Eight-Nation Alliance occupied Beijing is:

a)

Treaty of Nanjing

b)

Treaty of Shimonoseki

c)

Boxer Protocol

d)

Treaty of Beijing

20.

The slogan of the Boxer Movement is:

a)

'Self-strengthening and seeking wealth'

b)

'Support Qing and eliminate foreigners'

c)

'Drive out the Tartars'

d)

'Learn from the West'

21.

In which year did the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China occur?

a)

1894

b)

1900

c)

1901

d)

1860