Imperialism in East Asia

Question 1

What were Dowager Empress Cixi’s accomplishments during her reign? Check all that apply.She served as the regent for her five-year-old son.She controlled the Qing Dynasty for forty-seven years.She modernized the Chinese military.She put down the Boxer Rebellion.She established the Open Door policy.

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She served as the regent for her five-year-old son.; She controlled the Qing Dynasty for forty-seven years.; She modernized the Chinese military.

Question 2

During the Taiping Rebellion, who rebelled?

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the peasants

Question 3

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 4

BoxersImperialistsProgressivesIsolationists

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Boxers

Question 5

Which is the correct order of events that eventually led to the collapse of the Chinese imperial government?

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Opium Wars, Taiping Rebellion, Boxer Rebellion, rise of nationalism

Question 6

China was insulated from the Scientific and Industrial Revolutions occurring in Europe because of its self-imposed isolation. As a result,

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the West surged ahead of China while China began its slow decline.

Question 7

What product did Britain continue to export despite objections by the Chinese government?

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opium

Question 8

The end of dynastic rule in China was ultimately due to

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imperialism.

Question 9

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 10

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

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rose up in the Boxer Rebellion.

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