Deck 37: China in the Age of Imperialism

Question 1

Which of these did not contribute to China's sense of shame in 1895?

A) The Japanese seized control of the Manzhou's old homeland, Manchuria, from China.
B) Western powers forced China to make many new trade concessions.
C) Missionaries were given free reign in the country to convert the people to Christianity.
D) The Chinese government acknowledged that France was in control of Vietnam.
E) Foreigners virtually seized control of China's settled coastal areas.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

After the British began their trade with China, in which product was there a forcible opening of Chinese ports to the outside world?

A) Jade.
B) Rice.
C) Opium.
D) Weapons.
E) Silk.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Sun Yat-Sen believed a revolution in China must come from

A) the merchant class.
B) below, the poor in society.
C) the scholar bureaucrats.
D) the emperor.
E) None of the options are correct.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What is the best way to describe the feelings of the Chinese toward Westerners in their country during the 1800s?

A) Fear and loathing.
B) A sense of superiority and domination.
C) Resentment and a sense of humiliation.
D) A "wait and see" attitude.
E) Kindness and thankfulness.

Question 5

What does the term Kuomintang (KMT) mean in Chinese history?

A) The Chinese concept of gentility.
B) The Chinese Nationalist political party.
C) The Chinese term for foreigners.
D) The Middle Kingdom.
E) The polite term for peasants.

Question 6

Kang Yu-Wei argued that Confucius was a

A) deity.
B) reformer.
C) merchant.
D) radical revolutionary.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 7

The year 1895 brought great embarrassment to the Chinese because

A) Western powers announced that they would support Japan over China, since Japan was stronger.
B) Japan soundly defeated them in the Sino-Japanese War.
C) the French defeated them and seized Vietnam.
D) Korea unexpectedly threw off the colonial yoke of China.
E) the Western powers announced that they would no longer purchase Chinese produces because they were inferior.

Question 8

Which of the following was an important step toward a new China and signaled a move away from Confucianism?

A) The elimination of intellectuals from holding public office.
B) The recognition of France in Vietnam.
C) The abdication of the Qing emperor.
D) The proclamation of Buddhism as the official religion.
E) The abolition of the examination system.

Question 9

According to Sun Yat-sen, what would be the source of a successful revolution in China?

A) Sun Yat-sen believed the revolution would have to come from the overtaxed and impoverished peasants.
B) Sun Yat-sen thought the foreigners would lead a successful revolution against the Qing Dynasty.
C) Sun Yat-sen felt that the source for the revolution would be among the wealthy upper-class scholars.
D) Sun Yat-sen felt that it was hopeless to think of revolution because of the long Chinese history of static government.
E) Sun Yat-sen looked to the Emperor for the leadership to begin a revolution to free China.

Question 10

What seems to have been the major influence on Hong Xiu-quan, leader of the Taipings?

A) Buddhism.
B) The Self-Strengthening Movement.
C) Christianity.
D) Empress Cixi.
E) Daoism.

Question 11

Kang Yu-wei's ideas led to the New China Movement.How did Kang view the teaching of Confucius?

A) Kang thought Confucius was too radical for modern China.
B) Kang thought Confucius was a reformer.
C) Kang thought Confucius was for a static society.
D) Kang thought Confucius was irrelevant to Chinese history.
E) Kang worshipped the teachings of Confucius.

Question 12

Under China's Self-Strengthening Policy, the government

A) put new agricultural practices into effect in an attempt to end the devastating famines.
B) put to death tens of thousands of peasants who had participated in the Taiping Rebellion.
C) began modernization of flood control on its major river systems.
D) began to purchase modern weapons from Western countries.
E) took control of Vietnam, giving the country its first colony.

Question 13

The Empress Dowager Cixi

A) managed to hold on to power in China for almost half a century.
B) played her son off against her nephew to see which was more capable of ruling.
C) implemented the 1000 Days of Reform, designed to better organize the government.
D) strengthened China so the country would be able to oust outsiders.
E) cleared Christian missionaries out of the country's coastal regions.

Question 14

What was one of the major reasons for Western support to the Qing Dynasty in defeating the Taiping Rebellion?

A) The Taipings were strongly opposed to Christianity and wanted to remove all missionaries.
B) The Taiping Rebellions led to a war with Japan and the Chinese population preferred peace.
C) The Taipings would not allow reforms in Confucian governmental practices.
D) The Taiping eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners.
E) The Taipings liked opium usage and the Western powers felt it was bad for the Chinese people.

Question 15

The attempted reforms of the late Qing Dynasty were brought about

A) by the desire of the Chinese to catch up with Japan economically.
B) because the British threatened more warfare if they did not modernize.
C) by the realization that since the Taiping Rebellion had been so costly, giving in on some reforms was probably their only chance of maintaining power.
D) because they feared their military would turn on them if they didn't modernize.
E) in order to complete some public works projects that had lain idle during the years of the rebellion.

Question 16

In 1900, what was the last pre-revolutionary attempt by the Chinese to remove the foreigners from their country.

A) The Boxer Rebellion
B) The Sun Yat-sen movement.
C) The Sino-Japanese Mutual Aid Treaty.
D) The New China Movement.
E) The Chiang Kai-shek Resistance Movement.

Question 17

What was one of the major geopolitical moves by the Japanese several years after they defeated the Chinese in the first Sino-Japanese War?

A) The Japanese became isolated from the world stage and were labeled the Hermit kingdom.
B) The Japanese annexed Korea, a move meant to show the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese.
C) The Japanese tried to annex Hawaii in order to expand their territorial holdings in the Pacific region.
D) The Japanese tried to help the Chinese stabilize the Qing Dynasty with foreign aid.
E) The Japanese began several decades of peaceful industrialization and peaceful relations with its neighbors.

Question 18

During the Qing Dynasty Restoration, regional armies were organized to

A) fight the Japanese when they entered Manchuria.
B) make sure that the peasants paid their taxes.
C) help the peasants in getting trained to fight in the Boxer Rebellion.
D) help the country recover from the disastrous Sino-Japanese War.
E) take the place of central government forces that had shown their weakness in the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 19

What major event in the 1800s in Chinese history led to the first of the "unequal treaties"?

A) The Boxer Rebellion.
B) The Self-Strengthening Movement.
C) The Foot Binding Rebellion
D) The Opium Wars.
E) The Mongolian Invasions.

Question 20

Approximately how long did Empress Dowager Cixi manage to hold on to power in China?

A) Only two years.
B) One decade.
C) Almost twenty years.
D) She never was really in power.
E) Almost fifty years.

Question 21

All of the following are true of the May Fourth Movement EXCEPT

A) it occurred in 1919.
B) it had no clear single leader.
C) it was diverse in make up.
D) it had groups that went off in different directions.
E) it had no lasting impact.

Question 22

According to the descriptions we have of Asian leaders, whom would modern historians most likely choose as the strongest ruler during modern times?

A) Hong Xiu-quan.
B) Empress Cixi.
C) Sir Thomas Raffles.
D) King Mongkut.
E) Lin Zexu.

Question 23

Technically speaking, China was ____________________ but not truly ____________________, since the people always maintained self-government.

Question 24

The Qing Dynasty made a final, ultimately unsuccessful attempt at reforms in what they called the ____________________ policy.

Question 25

Britain first gained control of ____________________ as a result of the "____________________ treaties," as the Chinese called them, after the Chinese were defeated in the Opium Wars.

Question 26

Discuss the factors that led to the decline of the Qing Dynasty from 1840-1911.

Question 27

The May Fourth Movement refers to which of the following?

A) The establishment of the Republic of China.
B) The nationalist-reformist phase of China's development that began in 1919.
C) The May election of Dr.Sun Yat-Sen.
D) The proclamation of Yuan Shikai as China's new leader.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 28

The Confucian officials who fostered the last Qing Restoration embarked on a policy known as

A) Self-Help.
B) Self-Denial.
C) Self-Imperialism.
D) Self-Strengthening.
E) Self-Control.

Question 29

Sun Yat-Sen argued that which of the following had to be established before China would have political harmony once again?

A) Social justice.
B) A strong economy.
C) Legalism based government.
D) National religion.
E) Foreign treaties.

Question 30

____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern China".

Question 31

Discuss key leaders in Chinese history at this time and elaborate on their significance.

Question 32

After 1916, China's political situation can best be described as being under the control of ____________________.

Question 33

China fought the ____________________ against Britain because of a hated British import.

Question 34

After 1916, China's political situation can best be described as

A) a true democracy.
B) a period of warlordism.
C) unified under a clear leader.
D) an economic oligarchy.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 35

The whole nationalist-reformist phase of China's development is called the ____________________ because of an incident in 1919 that involved thousands of protesters in Beijing.

Question 36

As a result of the Opium Wars, British merchants gained access to

A) Beijing.
B) Hong Kong.
C) Singapore.
D) Taiwan.
E) Macao.

Question 37

The ____________________ of 1900 was directed as a crusade against "foreign devils" in China.

Question 38

Elaborate on the significant social issues in China during this time frame.

Question 39

The Kuomintang refers to

A) the Chinese nationalist political party.
B) the Chinese military offensive against the emperor.
C) the Chinese term for European military troops.
D) the Chinese merchant guild.
E) Both B and C are correct.

Question 40

The man considered the founding figure of Chinese nationalism was

A) Chiang Kai-shek.
B) Sun Yat-Sen.
C) Kang Yu-Wei.
D) Lin Zexu.
E) None of the options are correct.

Question 41

Describe ways the Chinese sought to respond to the challenges they faced.Be specific.

Question 42

Discuss specific problems in China from the early 1800s through the 1920s.How did these impact the faith people had in their government?