Name: _____________________________ Date: _____________________ Block: __________

Study Guide 19th Century Imperialized China Test is on Friday December 07, 2014
I.

Vocabulary words: Know the definitions to the following words. You will match them to
their appropriate definition on the test.

Vocabulary Word
1. Opium War

Definition

2. Taiping Rebellion

3. Sphere of influence

4. Open Door Policy

5. Boxer Rebellion

6. Westernization

7. Extraterritoriality

8. Bureaucracy

II.
Multiple Choice: The following questions will be multiple choice on your exam:
9. Why did the Chinese reject trade with the English?
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10. How did the English come to trade with the Chinese? Why did it upset the Chinese Emperor?
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11. What types of problems did opium create for China?
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12. What was the Opium War? Who won?
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13. What did England get in the Treaty of Nanjing?
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14. What reforms did the Dowanger Empress Cixi support when she backed the self-strengthening
movement?
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15. How did America create trade with China?
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III.

Short Answers: Be prepared to answer the following questions in full, complete sentences.

16. What advantage did the British have over the Chinese in the Opium Wars?
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17. What other issues was China facing in the mid-19th century outside of foreigners?
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18. What did the Boxers believe they had, that ultimately led to their loss of the Boxer Rebellion?
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19. Why did America create the Open Door Policy? How did the other nations react? How did China
react?
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20. When did China achieve a full constitutional monarchy?
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