India/China/japan

Question 1

when was the Qing dynasty formed

Answer 1

1644, upon the overthrow of the Ming dynasty.

Question 2

how was China able to gain over 350 million people from 1650-1800

Answer 2

introduction of the Columbian exchange crops, such as potatoes and corn

Question 3

how did the Qing remain in Chinese cultural, while being ruled as an outsider?

Answer 3

they had confucian based bureaucracy

required han men to wear their hair in a queue

Question 4

what led to the discontentment of the Qing rule

Answer 4

population pressure was causing environmental damage and contributing to an increasing number of farmers and laborers lacking employment

Question 5

what was the canton system

Answer 5

the canton system limited trade to one highly regulated port and the unfavorable balance of trade.

Question 6

where did opium come from?

Answer 6

India

Question 7

After the British won the 2 opium wars what happened in China?

Answer 7

it would be the start of the open-door policy in China, which allowed western powers to go to china.

end of Qing dynasty

Question 8

what were the main ideas in the treaty of Nanjing

Answer 8

• forced China to pay Britain for the war losses
• Britain gained Hong Kong
  -China had to open 5 ports for trade

Question 9

what was the Taioping rebellion?

Answer 9

• massive cult led by a Christian man
• resulted in the death of millions of people
• weakened the Qing
• caused chines people to think differently about Christian people

Question 10

what was the boxer protocol?

Answer 10

Open Door Policy and more economic concessions to Western powers and Japan.

Question 11

what was the Sakoku Edict?

Answer 11

-isolated japan
-Christianity was banned

Question 12

what did Matthew Perry cause?

Answer 12

Treaty of Kanagawa

Question 13

what was the Treaty of Kanagawa

Answer 13

• japan would open two ports for refueling American ships
  -open trade with the Us

Question 14

what was the main idea of the Meiji restoration?

Answer 14

-japan switched from feudal rule to centralized government.

• nationalism was greatly pushed

Question 15

what happened with Japan in 1895?

Answer 15

Defeated China and were able to gain Korea and Taiwan

Question 16

what happened with Japan in 1905

Answer 16

were able to defeat Russia,

Question 17

reasons why the British imperialized India.

Answer 17

-natural resources and raw materials,like textiles

Question 18

who did the Mughal Empire conquer in the 1500s

Answer 18

India, and lasted until the 1700s

Question 19

what was the Impact of British colonization on India’s economy?

Answer 19

The British colonization caused India’s economy to plummet, while the British economy was booming. The British economy was booming because of the natural resources that India had.

Question 20

what was the significance of the Suez canal?

Answer 20

• made trade even more lucrative
• led to British control in Egypt

Question 21

what was the result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

Answer 21

was the end of the British East India Company. this caused the Ownership of India to be moved to the British crown

Question 22

what was the effect of nationalism in India?

Answer 22

2 religions formed Muslim and Hindu.
- the Muslims formed the Muslim League
- The Hindus formed the Indian Nation Congress

Question 23

what year did the Partition of India occur

Answer 23

1947

Question 24

what was the partition of India

Answer 24

India was split into West and east Pakistan.
- east Pakistan became Bangladesh

Question 25

what did the Partition cause

Answer 25

the largest migration of the 20th century as millions of people fled to their new country. this created one of the worst humanitarian crises of the 20th century.