Nationalism & Imperialism in Asia
• For nearly 100 years India was colonized by:
a. France;   b. Portugal;   c. the United States;   d. England;    e. China

•  The Boxer Rebellion (1900) hoped to:
a. Modernize and Westernize China    b. Modernize and Westernize Japan
c. Overthrow the Manchus in China and drive out the westerners
d. Proclaim Sun Yat sen as the new leader of China
e. Proclaim the Tokugawa Shogunate as the new government of Japan

• The Tung Chih Restoration hoped to:
a. Modernize and Westernize China.        b. Colonize Korea.
c. Overthrow the Manchus in China and drive out the westerners.
d. Proclaim the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi as the rightful ruler of China.
e. Restore the Tokugawa Shogunate in Japan.

• The Opium War (1839-1842) is historically significant because.
a. It was the beginning of the disintegration of the British empire.
b. It marked the beginning of the subjugation of China by the West.
c. It represents the growth of democracy in China.
d. It overthrew the corrupt rule of the Manchus.
e. It put an end to internal rebellions in China.

• As a result of the Sino-Japanese War.
a. Japan was humiliated; b. Korea was declared "independent" of China.
c. Manchuria was annexed to Japan.  d. the Mongols were defeated.

• The Meiji Restoration hoped to:
a. Proclaim the Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi as the rightful ruler of China.
b. Modernize and Westernize Japan
c. Overthrow the Manchus in China and drive out the westerners
d. Proclaim Sun Yat sen as the new leader of China
e. Restore the Tokugawa Shogunate as the rightful government of Japan.

• Sun Yat sen is historically significant because he:
a. Won world-wide respect as the leader of the Republic of China 1911- 1925.
b. Established Communism in China.
c. Was the Last Emperor of China.
d. Became the ruler of Taiwan.

• The cause of the Russo-Japanese War was due to conflicting interests in:
a. Manchuria and Korea.   b. the Pacific Islands.    c. Taiwan        d. Alaska

•  One result of the Russo-Japanese War was:
a. Japan was defeated and humiliated.
b. The US determined that Japan needed to be put down.
c. Japan won the respect and admiration of the US.
d. Russia won the respect and admiration of the US.

•  From 1910 to 1945 Korea was a colony of:
a. China    b. Japan    c. Manchuria        d. Mongolia    e. England

• The Empress Dowager Tzu Hsi hoped to:
a. Modernize and Westernize China
b. Colonize Japan.
c. Resist modernization and westernization.
d. Proclaim Sun Yat sen as the new leader of China
e. Give up politics and move to Hawaii.