Imperialism

Question 1

A conflict over drugs between Britain and China which ended with Britain gaining control of the island of Hong Kong and were granted extraterritorial rights

Answer 1

Opium War

Question 2

A special exemption granted to foreigners enabling them to be free from following local laws

Answer 2

Extraterritorial rights

Question 3

A peasant-led revolt that tried to eliminate poverty by “sharing” China’s vast wealth

Answer 3

Taiping Rebellion

Question 4

An area in which a foreign nation controls trade and investment

Answer 4

Sphere of Influence

Question 5

Guidelines permitting merchants from all nations to utilize Chinese ports

Answer 5

Open Door Policy

Question 6

The treaty that ended the opium war which gave Britain the island of Hong Kong and extraterritorial rights.

Answer 6

Treaty of Nanjing

Question 7

An uprising against Chinese Empress’s rule and foreigner privilege

Answer 7

Boxer Rebellion

Question 8

An agreement brokered by Commodore Perry and the Shogun that opened Japanese ports to foreign traders

Answer 8

Treaty of Kanagawa

Question 9

The period in Japanese history when Japan rapidly industrialized and modernized

Answer 9

Meiji era

Question 10

The American who opened Japan up to trade.

Answer 10

Commodore Mathew Perry

Question 11

conflict which is significant, in that it is the first time (during the Age of Imperialism) an Asian power thoroughly routed a European Power

Answer 11

Russo-Japanese War

Question 12

A conflict that drove the Chinese out of Korea, destroyed the Chinese navy, gained a foothold in Manchuria for Japan

Answer 12

Sino Japanese War

Question 13

A region in China that was heavily contested during the Russo Japanese war.

Answer 13

Manchuria

Question 14

The agreement which ended the Russo Japanese war

Answer 14

Treaty of Portsmouth

Question 15

The act of a nation officially absorbing or adding another nation into its borders

Answer 15

Annexation