Quiz

1	Hong Xiuquan was
			a Chinese political leader who encouraged industrialization.
			the former concubine who eventually ruled China and resisted reform.
			the leader of the Taiping rebellion.
2	Sultan Abd al-Hamid II
			ruled despotically but also followed Tanzimat principles.
			carefully nurtured the development of the Turkish parliament.
			won the last great Ottoman Turkish military victory by recapturing Greece.
3	The most significant territorial loss for the Ottomans was
			Egypt.
			Serbia.
			Greece.
4	Which of the Young Turk proposals caused the most dissension in the empire?
			Turkish as the official language of the empire.
			equality before the law.
			universal suffrage.
5	The Ottoman term Tanzimat refers to
			an anti-reform movement of devout Muslims and conservative bureaucrats.
			a radical reform movement by the ruling class aimed at restructuring the state.
			A movement led by sultan Abd al-Hamid II.
6	Which of the following statements is not true about the capitulations?
			they allowed for the establishment of tax-exempt banks and commercial enterprises.
			they permitted foreign governments to levy duties on goods.
			they were imposed on the Europeans by the Ottomans.
7	The emancipation of Russian serfs in 1861
			was carried out from above.
			resulted in great satisfaction for the Russian serfs.
			led to a great increase in agricultural production.
8	The Russian revolution of 1905
			was organized by terrorists.
			led to the defeat of Russia in the Russo-Japanese war.
			forced the Romanov government to make concessions.
9	The decisive point in the Opium War was
			the British threat to the Grand Canal.
			the arrival of an American fleet to aid the British.
			the overwhelming numbers of Chinese forces as they, although out-gunned, overran British outposts.
10	By the treaty of Nanjing (1842), China
			was opened to Christian missions and the opium trade.
			ceded Nanjing to Britain.
			enjoyed most-favored-nation status.
11	Which of the following was not a rebellion that threatened China in the 19th century?
			Taiping.
			Mongol.
			Muslim.
12	The Hundred Days of reforms aimed at
			industrializing China without changes in Confucian values.
			ridding China of "foreign devils."
			transforming China into an institutional monarchy.
13	By leading a U.S. fleet into Tokyo Bay, Commodore Matthew Perry wanted
			to conquer Japan.
			to have his warships fueled in Japan.
			to establish commercial and diplomatic relations with Japan.
14	What the Meiji Restoration restored was the power of
			the samurai.
			the shogun.
			the emperor.
15	The feudal order of Japan was
			abolished through reform.
			dismantled through revolution.
			continued long after the Meiji Restoration.
16	Through the political reforms of the Meiji era, Japan became a
			republic.
			constitutional monarchy.
			independent country.
17	All of the following are true in regards to the power of the Meiji emperor except:
			he was sacred and inviolable.
			he was a figurehead without real power.
			he enjoyed paramount power over the people, armies, and government.
18	The term zaibatsu refers to
			the Japanese parliament.
			Japanese financial cliques.
			feudal lords.
19	The capital for early industrialization of Meiji Japan came primarily from
			the export of textile products.
			land taxes.
			commercial taxes.
20	In comparison to the programs of reforms in the Ottoman empire, Russia, and China, the Meiji reforms were
			more thorough
			less costly.
			more violent.