Imperialism in East Asia

Question 1

What did China agree to do once the Treaty of Nanjing was signed? Select three answers.eliminate all tariffs on imported goodscreate a “fair and reasonable” tariffallow Britain to trade at five portssurrender the territory of Hong Kongsurrender the island of Taiwan

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create a “fair and reasonable” tariff; allow Britain to trade at five ports; surrender the territory of Hong Kong

Question 2

Why did John Hay propose the Open Door policy?

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The United States was concerned that European nations were dominating Chinese trade.

Question 3

What was the significance of the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842?

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Europeans forced the Chinese to sign it, ending the first Opium War.

Question 4

Which is a true statement about the effect of the Taiping Rebellion?

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The number of lives lost was over twenty million.

Question 5

China was easily defeated by the British in the first Opium War because

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China’s navy was no match for Britain’s advanced weaponry.

Question 6

Many Chinese were not happy about the increasing Western influence so they

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rose up in the Boxer Rebellion.

Question 7

In China, food shortages, corruption in government, and high rates of opium addiction led to

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the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 8

What was the most significant result of the Opium Wars?

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They increased Britain’s influence in China.

Question 9

These are the Spheres of Influence in China.Which country had the second largest sphere of influence in China?

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Britain

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