Imperialism in East Asia – Flashcards
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What product did Britain continue to export despite objections by the Chinese government?
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opium
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During the Taiping Rebellion, who rebelled?
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the peasants
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What did China agree to do once the Treaty of Nanjing was signed? Check all that apply.
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-create a "fair and reasonable" tariff
-allow Britain to trade at five ports
-surrender the territory of Hong Kong
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US Secretary of State John Hay established the ________policy, which opened China's ports to European trade.
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Open Door
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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.
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In China, food shortages, corruption in government, and high rates of opium addiction led to
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the Taiping Rebellion.
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Which country had the second largest sphere of influence in China?
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Britain
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What was the most significant result of the Opium Wars?
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They increased Britain's influence in China.
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China was easily defeated by the British in the first Opium War because
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China's navy was no match for Britain's advanced weaponry.
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China was divided into areas of foreign economic control which were known as
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spheres of influence.
