Glencoe World History: Modern Times © 2011 Virginia Edition

Chapter 15: East Asia Under Challenge

East Asia Under Challenge

1
Which of the following was among the external pressures that contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty?
A)corruption by officials
B)peasant unrest
C)population growth
D)the Opium War
2
Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Tai Ping Rebellion, _____.
A)thought God had given him the mission to destroy the Qing dynasty
B)wanted land reform that would give equal parcels of land to each peasant
C)treated women as subservient to men
D)was the founder of the Chinese Communist Party
3
Empress Dowager Ci Xi _____.
A)was a firm believer in reforming Chinese government
B)blocked reform efforts of emperor Guang Xu
C)crushed the Boxer Rebellion
D)blocked the Open Door policy
4
The Open Door policy proposed by U.S. secretary of state John Hay _____.
A)ended the system of spheres of influence
B)allowed countries equal access to China
C)ended all restrictions on foreign imports
D)made the United States the dominant power in China
5
Which of the following was NOT part of the reform plans of Sun Yat-sen?
A)a restoration of the power of the emperor
B)a military takeover
C)a transitional phase to prepare the people for democratic rule
D)a constitutional democracy
6
During the 1911 uprising in China, who was the main source of support for the Revolutionary Alliance and its liberal democratic goals?
A)peasants
B)members of the middle class
C)Western nations
D)members of the old order
7
What was the main achievement of the Treaty of Kanagawa?
A)It resolved territorial disputes between China and Japan.
B)It opened Japan to American trade, ending 200 years of isolation.
C)It marked the end of the shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji Restoration.
D)It ended the Japanese war with Russia.
8
The Japanese government saw the growth of industry as a way to do what?
A)replace rural tax revenues
B)resist calls for territorial expansion
C)create a strong state capable of confronting the West
D)end the power of the samurai
9
Which of the following was a change during the Meiji Restoration?
A)New political rights were granted to Japanese villagers.
B)The "three obediences" were imposed on Japanese women.
C)The special privileges of Japanese aristocrats were abolished.
D)Japanese occupations were restricted based on one's social class.
10
The decision to _____ was part of a "gentlemen's agreement" in 1907 between President Theodore Roosevelt and the Japanese.
A)end most Japanese immigration to the United States
B)recognize the Japanese annexation of Korea
C)recognize American control of the Philippines
D)All of these.
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