Imperialism in East Asia

Question 1

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 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

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

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the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 4

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

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rose up in the Boxer Rebellion.

Question 5

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 6

China was divided into areas of foreign economic control which were known as

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spheres of influence.

Question 7

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 8

A rising sense of nationalism in China was a reaction to

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the strong foreign influence in China.

Question 9

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 10

What was the most significant result of the Opium Wars?

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They increased Britain’s influence in China.

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