Deck 16: China in the Age of Imperialism

Question 1

Why did the Western powers support the Qing Dynasty during 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 Taipings 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.

Answer 1

The Taipings eventually opposed opium use and wanted to end land concessions to foreigners.

Question 2

What was one of the major geopolitical moves by the Japanese after they defeated the Chinese?

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 industrialization and peaceful relations with its neighbors.

Answer 2

The Japanese annexed Korea, a move meant to show the Japanese were more powerful than the Chinese.

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

The abolition of the examination system.

Question 4

Who was the leader of the Taiping movement?

A)Zeng Guofan
B)Hong Xiuquan
C)Li Hongzhang
D)Sun Yat-sen
E)Lin Zexu

Question 5

What seems to have been the major influence on Hong Xiuquan?

A)Buddhism
B)the self-strengthening movement
C)Christianity
D)100 Days of Reform
E)Daoism

Question 6

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

A)Boxer Rebellion
B)the self-strengthening movement
C)Taiping Rebellion
D)Opium Wars
E)Sino-Japanese War

Question 7

Why did the  year 1895 bring great embarrassment to the Chinese?

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 products because they were inferior.

Question 8

How did the self-strengthening policy change China's government?

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

Question 9

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

A)two years
B)ten years
C)almost twenty years
D)twenty-five years
E)almost fifty years

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the tactics of the Empress Dowager Cixi?

A)Retained her own position with in the Qing Dynasty above all else.
B)Played her son off against her nephew to see which was more capable of ruling.
C)Implemented the 100 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 11

What describes the Taiping movement in China?

A)A secret society of martial artists who believed they had nothing to fear from Western weapons.
B)A revolution led by the educated class of Chinese.
C)The name for the Chinese defeat in the Sino-Japanese War.
D)The name for the Qing government's development of Chinese military industries and understanding of the West.
E)The prophet Hong Youwei claimed to be Jesus' brother sent to create a Heavenly Kingdom in China.

Question 12

What was the last pre-revolutionary attempt by the Chinese to remove the foreigners from their country?

A)The Boxer Rebellion
B)The Taiping Rebellion
C)The Sino-Japanese War
D)The New China movement
E)The Tongzhi Restoration

Question 13

After the  embarrassments  of 1895, how did the Chinese ruler respond?

A)Issued edicts called the 100 Days of Reform.
B)Supported the Boxer Rebellion.
C)Allowed provincial governors to implement the self-strengthening movement.
D)Appointed Li Zexu as imperial commissioner of trade to deal with the Western powers.
E)Supported the New China movement like other educated Chinese.

Question 14

Which commodity was used by the West in exchange for Chinese luxury goods?

A)timber
B)rice
C)opium
D)weapons
E)cotton

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the Taiping Rebellion?

A)People were discontented with the government corruption.
B)Much of China suffered from an overpopulation issue.
C)The appeal of the prophet's visions.
D)A new order that would overthrow the Qing rulers was promised.
E)The ineffectiveness of the Qing armed forces to resist foreigners.

Question 16

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 17

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 18

What event led to the naval wars between China and Britain?

A)The Chinese dealt with foreign powers as inferiors.
B)The Imperial Commissioner of Trade failed to pay the tax to the British East India Company.
C)The Imperial Commissioner of Trade implemented firm restrictions on imports and rehab for addicts.
D)The Taiping movement attacked Westerners living in China.
E)The Boxer crusade to clear China of all foreigners set off panic among Westerners living in Chinese lands.

Question 19

How did Kang Youwei 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 thought Confucius's philosophy was an unchanging model.

Question 20

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 21

____________________ is considered the "Father of Modern China."

Question 22

The Opium Wars ended in 1842 with the Treaty of ____________________ .

Question 23

Kang Youwei​'s ideas, called the ___________________, spread widely among the educated Chinese in the 1890s.

Question 24

Who is considered the founding figure of Chinese nationalism?

A)Chiang Kai-shek
B)Sun Yat-sen
C)Kang Youwei
D)Lin Zexu
E)Li Hongzhang

Question 25

The emperor issued a series of edicts called ____________________ that were designed to streamline the government, permit access to public officials, and modernize the education system.

Question 26

The Republi c of China was formally declared in the year ____________________.

Question 27

Which geographical area did British merchants gain access to as the result of the Opium Wars?

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

Question 28

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

A)It started as a student and youth protest over the Treaty of Versailles.
B)It had no clear single leader.
C)It developed subgroups that splintered the movement.
D)It provided some of the momentum for the communist takeover.
E)It had no lasting impact.

Question 29

The M ay 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)The idea that reform was the key to Confucian philosophy

Question 30

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, who intended to become emperor?​

A)​Dr. Sun Yat-sen
B)​General Yuan Shikal
C)​Chiang Kai-shek
D)​Kang Youwei
E)​Hong Xiuquan

Question 31

The reform-minded provincial governors attempted to restore  vitality  to the Qing court and protect China from the barbarians with the  ____________________.

Question 32

Which of the following best describes the Guomindang?

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)The Chinese Communist Party.

Question 33

What was the policy of the Tongzhi Restoration called?

A)Taiping Rebellion
B)Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace
C)New China movement
D)self-strengthening movement
E)100 Days of Reform

Question 34

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

Question 35

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

Question 36

What was true of the last Qing emperor?

A)He was a ceremonial head of state with no real power.
B)He was a child emperor who was forced to abdicate.
C)He led the Communist Party of China.
D)He was considered the Father of Modern China.
E)He ruled from southern China as a warlord.

Question 37

Which of the following is true of  China's political situation after 1916?

A)a true democracy
B)a period of warlordism
C)unified under a clear leader
D)an economic oligarchy
E)a communist nation

Question 38

The British opium dealers were confined to the port of ____________________.

Question 39

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)strong economy
C)legalism-based government
D)national religion
E)foreign treaties

Question 40

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 41

Describe the key leaders in Chinese history from the Qing Dynasty and the  Nationalist Era. Which leader was most significant? Why? Defend your answer with examples.

Question 42

Compare and contrast the Taiping Rebellion and Boxer Rebellion including the causes and the results of each. Which rebellion had a larger impact on China? Why? Defend your answer with examples.​

Question 43

Term for identification: the Taiping Rebellion

Question 44

Term for identification: unequal treaties

Question 45

Term for identification: Opium Wars

Question 46

Term for identification: Hakka

Question 47

How did the Chinese people respond to the challenges they faced including intellectual and political responses? Be specific by using examples.

Question 48

Term for identification: the Empress Dowager Cixi

Question 49

What were  the significant social issues plaguing China during the Qing Dynasty?

Question 50

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

Question 51

Term for identification: Sun Yat-sen

Question 52

Term for identification: Guomindang

Question 53

Term for identification: self-strengthening movement

Question 54

Term for identification: New China movement

Question 55

Term for identification: Boxer Rebellion

Question 56

Discuss the factors that led to the decline of the Qing Dynasty from 1840 to 1911 including significant events and people.