Chapter 27: Modern East Asia

Which of the following attitudes toward concubines emerged in Japan during the 1870s and 1880s? a. moral criticism b. ambivalence c. widespread support d. different attitudes based on region

c. widespread support

Which rebellion began as an organization of bandits? a. Taiping b. Huan c. Manchu d. Nian

d. Nian

The Western power in control of Vietnam during the 19th century was: a. Great Britain. b. France. c. Portugal. d. the Netherlands.

b. France.

By 1935, the Japanese empire included all of the following except: a. Manchuria. b. Korea. c. Taiwan. d. the Philippines.

d. the Philippines.

Which of the following best describes China's path to modernization before the May Fourth Movement? a. China lacked key preconditions, such as high levels of literacy. b. China's Confucian ruling ideology blocked Westernization. c. China modernized more rapidly than Japan because of its capacity to assimilate. d. China followed a separate, non-Western path to modernization.

b. China's Confucian ruling ideology blocked Westernization.

The Boxer Rebellion of 1900: a. convinced the conservative Chinese leaders to stop clinging to old ways. b. demonstrated the futility of reform in China and the power of tradition. c. showed that the common people of China were more open to foreign influence than the leadership. d. ended with a much-needed military victory for the Chinese armies.

a. convinced the conservative Chinese leaders to stop clinging to old ways.

Zaibatsu is best defined as: a. giant industrial operations that combined multiple functions. b. pilot plant operations that served as schools for labor and engineers. c. the Japanese railroad system that supported internal markets. d. foreign banks that subsidized Japanese industry.

a. giant industrial operations that combined multiple functions.

China's foreign policy toward Russia in the 19th century: a. resulted in the restoration of western Mongolia to Chinese control. b. was disastrous because of backward Chinese weaponry. c. opened a new era in Chinese relations with the West. d. strengthened the power of independent nomadic tribes in the area.

a. resulted in the restoration of western Mongolia to Chinese control.

Which event led to the downfall of the Nanjing government and the rise of the Communists? a. the Japanese occupation of China b. the Russian Revolution c. the Long March d. the creation of the Jiangxi soviet

a. the Japanese occupation of China

The Taipings supported: a. women's equal status with men. b. protection of private property. c. passive resistance. d. the free trade of opium.

a. women's equal status with men.

The Opium War was fought between: a. France and Britain over monopolistic control of the opium trade with China. b. China and Great Britain, because China banned opium. c. Chinese citizens and the Chinese government in an effort to cleanse the nation. d. Britain and India over treatment of opium producers.

b. China and Great Britain, because China banned opium.

Liang Qichao believed that China's international problems in the nineteenth century were caused by: a. social unrest within China. b. China's refusal to industrialize and modernize. c. China's obsolete form of government. d. European countries' monopolization of its markets.

b. China's refusal to industrialize and modernize.

The "Long March" refers to: a. Jian Jieshi's elimination of the Japanese army. b. Mao's flight from Jiang in 1934. c. Mao's vision of his "new" brand of Marxism. d. the Chinese flight before Japanese invaders in 1937.

b. Mao's flight from Jiang in 1934.

Sun Zhongshan's primary contribution to Chinese history was that he: a. pioneered ti-yong reformism. b. emphasized the three principles of nationality, livelihood, and rights. c. promoted a new theory of Marxism in China. d. instituted extensive military reforms along Western models.

b. emphasized the three principles of nationality, livelihood, and rights.

Marxism-Leninism appealed to the Chinese for all of the following reasons except it: a. gave China the potential for rapid economic and social change. b. promoted rights for industrial workers and the importance of industrial development. c. blamed China's relative backwardness on Western interference. d. empowered the Chinese peasantry as a revolutionary class.

b. promoted rights for industrial workers and the importance of industrial development.

The political party behind the Nanjing government was the: a. New Life Movement. b. New Youth. c. Goumindang. d. Chinese Communist Party.

c. Goumindang.

The "self-strengthening" movement in China resulted in: a. a new industrial base and general economic modernization. b. China's victory in the Sino-Japanese war of 1905. c. regional reconstruction and rebuilding projects. d. the re-assertion of the strength of the Manchu court.

c. regional reconstruction and rebuilding projects.

Which event initiated Japanese modernization? a. the occupation of China b. the arrival of Commodore Perry c. the Meiji Restoration d. the Russo-Japanese War

c. the Meiji Restoration

The term Hermit Kingdom referred to: a. an independent state founded by a Muslim leader in Chinese Turkestan. b. a group of ascetic monks who rose in support of the Taiping rebels. c. a book about the Vietnamese that was popular in Europe during the 19th century. d. Korea's weakness and lack of foreign ties before the end of the 19th century.

d. Korea's weakness and lack of foreign ties before the end of the 19th century.

The Japanese objectives in signing the Tripartite Pact of 1940 included all of the following except: a. isolating the United States. b. improving its relations with the Soviet Union through the good offices of Germany. c. inheriting the Southeast Asian colonies of the European countries defeated by Germany. d. allowing more time for the construction of its navy.

d. allowing more time for the construction of its navy.

The samurai who opposed the Meiji government drew heavily on liberal Western models that had become widely known through the Civilization and Enlightenment Movement and: a. worked toward a renunciation of the constitution. b. called for a return to the dynastic system. c. attempted to stabilize government revenue.. d. campaigned for popular rights.

d. campaigned for popular rights.

The Treaty of Nanjing: a. showed the military weakness of the British army (not the navy). b. led to the decline and eventual end of the opium trade in China. c. ended the British monopoly on trade in China. d. gave Great Britain privileged legal and trading rights in China.

d. gave Great Britain privileged legal and trading rights in China.

Meiji economic policies included all of the following except the: a. removal of occupational barriers. b. removal of internal obstacles to trade. c. promotion of mechanization and industry. d. removal of tax burdens.

d. removal of tax burdens.

All of the following are accomplishments of the Meiji government before WWI except: a. the establishment of a Diet. b. the conquest of Korea. c. economic development. d. the conquest of Manchuria.

d. the conquest of Manchuria.

The May Fourth movement promoted which of the following? a. the use of Confucianism as a philosophy of change and reform b. support for the effectiveness, vitality, and validity of traditional doctrines c. ti-yong reformism, combining Chinese and Western elements d. the evaluation of doctrines, new or old, in terms of their efficacy

d. the evaluation of doctrines, new or old, in terms of their efficacy