Imperialism in East Asia

Question 1

Why did fathers take their boys out of Christian school early?

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B: to protect the boys from the Boxers

Question 2

What problems faced the people in Peking? Check all that apply.

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A: The Boxers limited the food supply.; B: The Boxers forced people to work very hard.

Question 3

To which group did the man with the gun likely belong?

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B: Boxers

Question 4

In the reading, Yao Chen-Yuan describes traveling to deliver a message. Why was he willing to risk danger to travel to Tientsin?

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C: He wanted to help the people suffering in China.

Question 5

How did the Boxer Rebellion lead to the decline of dynastic rule in China?

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A: The uprising led to increased nationalism and conflict, which weakened the government.

Question 6

Using the information from the lesson and the readings about the Boxer Rebellion, answer the question:How did imperialism in China motivate wars and rebellions that weakened dynastic rule?

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Imperialism in China motivated wars and rebellions by introducing foreign influence and economic control, which many Chinese people resented. The Opium Wars forced China to open its ports and give concessions to Western powers, leading to humiliation and economic instability. This sparked the Taiping Rebellion, a massive civil war against the Qing dynasty for its perceived failure to protect the country. Later, the Boxer Rebellion arose from a nationalist desire to expel foreigners and Christian influence. These repeated conflicts significantly weakened the Qing dynasty's authority and resources, eventually leading to its collapse and the end of dynastic rule in 1912.

Question 7

Imperialism led to Western influence in China. The Opium Wars resulted in Western control of Chinese trade and diplomacy. The Chinese people were very unhappy with the outcome of the Opium War and revolted in the Taiping Rebellion, a civil war against the government. As Western influence increased, a nationalist group known as the Boxers emerged. The Boxer Rebellion led to a weakened state of the Chinese government. Eventually, nationalism overthrew the government and dynastic rule in China. Whi

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