Deck 39: China and Southeast Asia in the Age of Imperialism

Question 1

Which of these was true of the Taiping Rebellion?

A) At one time, the number of Chinese participating in the rebellion numbered in the millions.
B) It is believed that about two million peasants died in the fighting.
C) The rebellion began after the Chinese government expelled all Jesuit missionaries from the country.
D) The rebel forces consisted of peasants only, since urban residents were fairly happy with their lot.
E) The rebellion resulted in the implementation of the Self-Strengthening policy in China.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

From the promises made by Hong at the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion, it appears that he was most influenced by

A) Confucius.
B) Empress Dowager Cixi.
C) opium.
D) Christianity.
E) Western leaders.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Discuss the salient aspects of the Taiping Rebellion. What were its main causes; who were its main leaders; and what was its outcome?

Answer 3

Answer not provided.

Question 4

The best word to describe the feelings of the Chinese toward Westerners in their country during the 1800s would have probably been

A) fear.
B) humiliation.
C) pity.
D) disinterest.
E) kindliness.

Question 5

Discuss the impact that the separate colonial powers had on the peoples of Southeast Asia.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

What events and conditions contributed to a sense of deterioration in the fabric of Qing-ruled China?

Question 10

In the years following French colonization there, Vietnam became a major exporter of

A) sugarcane and rubber.
B) rubber and rice.
C) sugarcane and tin.
D) cotton and rice.
E) sugarcane and cotton.

Question 11

The Taiping Rebellion was put down by the Qing after the Taipings

A) committed unbelievable atrocities.
B) vociferously opposed Christianity.
C) opposed opium smoking and concessions to foreigners.
D) initiated a war with the Japanese.
E) opposed human freedoms and land reforms.

Question 12

The first of the "unequal treaties" between Western powers and China was drawn up as a result of the

A) Taiping Rebellion.
B) Sino-Japanese War.
C) Opium Wars.
D) Boxer Rebellion.
E) Manchurian Invasion.

Question 13

By the mid-1800s, the Qing Dynasty was plagued by all of these problems except

A) overpopulation and famines.
B) a stagnant domestic policy.
C) social unrest between different classes of people.
D) lack of industrialization.
E) trade problems with the West.

Question 14

A number of reforms were attempted during the late Qing Dynasty in China. What were these reforms, and why were they tried? How effective were they?

Question 15

The forcible opening of Chinese ports to the outside world was accomplished after the British began to trade what product with China?

A) tea
B) jade
C) silk
D) opium
E) rice

Question 16

The rebel leader Hong Xia-quan was

A) the instigator of the Opium Wars.
B) the foreign minister under Empress Dowager Cixi.
C) one of the few young Chinese who opposed the Boxer Rebellion.
D) the most famous fighter in Indonesia's Java War.
E) the leader of the Taiping Rebellion.

Question 17

For many years, Guangzhou was the only city in which China's emperor allowed

A) Jesuit missionaries to preach.
B) the British to keep troops.
C) Americans to purchase supplies.
D) the British to sell opium.
E) free trade with the West.

Question 18

In what ways did the aims of the major colonial powers (France, Britain, and the Netherlands) in Southeast Asia differ? In what ways were they similar? Compare and contrast.

Question 19

Shortly after defeating China in the Sino-Japanese War, Japan

A) sealed its islands off from Western trade.
B) annexed Korea, showing that the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese.
C) moved toward an annexation of Hong Kong.
D) invaded Manchuria.
E) instituted the Meiji reforms.

Question 20

The last pre-revolutionary attempt by the Chinese to throw foreigners out of their country was the

A) Boxer Rebellion.
B) Opium Wars.
C) Taiping Rebellion.
D) New China Movement.
E) Self-Strengthening Movement.

Question 21

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

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

Question 22

The ____________________ were the Europeans who ended up in control of the East Indies, a matter pretty much decided by the ____________________ ____________________,

Question 23

In Southeast Asia, the Dutch colonial possessions were known collectively as the ____________________ of ____________________.

Question 24

According to the descriptions we have of Asian leaders, modern historians would 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 25

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

Question 26

For many years, beginning in the last half of the 1800s, Vietnam was under the colonial oversight of

A) Belgium.
B) the Dutch.
C) Britain.
D) France.
E) Spain.

Question 27

The Java War finally established Dutch sovereignty over

A) Vietnam.
B) Indonesia.
C) Polynesia.
D) Hawaii.
E) Korea.

Question 28

Among the Southeast Asian nations, only ____________________ remained free of European colonization, and that was in part because the Europeans rather liked having a ____________________ between their respective colonies.

Question 29

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 30

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

Question 31

The ____________________ ____________________ Cixi, the last effective ruler of the Qing Dynasty, retained power in China for almost fifty years.

Question 32

The 1894 - 1895 was between China and Japan revolved around the control of ____________________; ____________________ won that conflict.

Question 33

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.

Question 34

The "culture system" the Dutch implemented in Indonesia

A) brought a sense of calm and acceptance to the region.
B) used the Indonesians as extremely low wage labor and made huge profits for themselves.
C) failed after just a few years, because the Indonesians refused to work under those circumstances.
D) helped the Dutch transform their private commercial venture into a working colonial government.
E) helped the Dutch recover the islands' chief resources, tin and rubber.

Question 35

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

Question 36

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) strengthen China so the country would be able to oust outsiders.
E) clear Christian missionaries out of the country's coastal regions.

Question 37

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 38

Thailand's continuing independence is largely attributable to

A) the conflict between Vietnam and Burma.
B) the determination of the Thai people.
C) the protection afforded by the Qing emperors in China.
D) the desire of the Thai people to modernize their country.
E) the desire of Europeans for a buffer between their respective colonies.

Question 39

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

Question 40

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.