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Question 1

Emperor Guangxu instituted sweeping reforms to modernize the government and the economy, and as a result

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Empress Cixi had him arrested.

Question 2

Which is a true statement about the Open Door policy?

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All nations should have equal access to ports of trade.

Question 3

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

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spheres of influence.

Question 4

To drive out foreign influences, the main thing the Boxers did was to

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kill foreigners, missionaries, and Chinese Christians.

Question 5

During the Taiping Rebellion, who rebelled?

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the peasants

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

A rising sense of nationalism in China was a reaction to

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the strong foreign influence in China.

Question 8

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 9

The end of dynastic rule in China was ultimately due to

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imperialism.

Question 10

Who did John Hay negotiate with to establish the Open Door policy?

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only the countries with spheres of influence

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