What was the significance of the Treaty of Nanjing in 1842?
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Europeans forced the Chinese to sign it, ending the first Opium War.
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Who did John Hay negotiate with to establish the Open Door policy?
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China and the countries with spheres of influence
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A rising sense of nationalism in China was a reaction to
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the strong foreign influence in China.
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What were Dowager Empress Cixi's accomplishments during her reign? Check all that apply.
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She served as the regent for her five-year-old son.
She controlled the Qing Dynasty for forty-seven years.
She modernized the Chinese military.
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What steps did Chinese emperors take to reduce foreign influence in China? Check all that apply.
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They had no interest in European manufactured goods.
They pursued a policy of isolationism.
They limited trade to one port.
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These are the Spheres of Influence in China.
Which country had the second largest sphere of influence in China?
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Britain
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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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Isolationism:
Chinese emperors pursued a policy of "isolationism," or sealing off the empire to reduce foreign influences that they thought were negative.
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• They had no interest in European manufactured goods.
• They limited trade to just one port along the along the coast.
• While European countries, in the midst of the scientific and Industrial revolutions, grew powerful in military and economic might, China stagnated or declined.
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China was divided into areas of foreign economic control which were known as
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spheres of influence.
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Many Chinese were not happy about the increasing Western influence so they
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rose up in the Boxer Rebellion.
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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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The group of Chinese peasants who resented foreign influence were called the
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boxers
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What steps did Chinese emperors take to reduce foreign influence in China? Check all that apply.
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-They had no interest in European manufactured goods.
-They pursued a policy of isolationism.
-They limited trade to one port.
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Which country had the second largest sphere of influence in China?
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britian
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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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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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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 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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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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A rising sense of nationalism in China was a reaction to
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the strong foreign influence in China.
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What is Lin Zexu's goal in writing the letter to Britain's Queen Victoria?
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to appeal to her integrity and ask her to stop harming the Chinese people
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The US Secretary of State who established the Open Door policy was John
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Hay
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During the Taiping Rebellion, who rebelled?
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the peasants
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A rising sense of nationalism in China was a reaction to
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the strong foreign influence in China.
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What were Dowager Empress Cixi's accomplishments during her reign? Check all that apply.
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She served as the regent for her five-year-old son.
She controlled the Qing Dynasty for forty-seven years.
She modernized the Chinese military.
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Who did John Hay negotiate with to establish the Open Door policy?
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China and the countries with spheres of influence
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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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