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Chinese History 101 Quiz #7
Test your knowledge of Chinese history between 1796 - 1912 AD. All answers can be found in my Chinese History 101 blog.
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Last updated: December 26, 2021
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| First submitted | July 11, 2021 |
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1.
What was used as the standard currency of trade between China and Europe in the 18th century?
silver
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gold
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Chinese yuan
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copper
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2.
What triggered the First Opium War?
The Qing owed the British money on opium imports
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The Qing banned opium trade and confiscated opium stocks
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The Qing killed the British merchants selling opium
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The Qing imposed monopoly on opium trade to Chinese merchants
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3.
What did Hong Xiuquan, the Heavenly King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, claim himself to be?
Descendent of the Ming emperor
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Younger brother of Jesus Christ
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Prophet of Allah
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Reincarnation of Buddha
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4.
Which of these was burnt down by the Anglo-French troops during the Second Opium War?
Temple of Heaven
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Forbidden City
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Old Summer Palace (Yuan Ming Yuan)
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Summer Palace (Yi He Yuan)
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5.
How did the Russians gain control of Vladivostok (Haishenwai) in 1860?
Ceded by the Japanese after the Russo-Japanese War
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Rewarded by the Qing for helping to fight against the Anglo-French forces in the Second Opium War
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Ceded by the Qing in the Convention of Peking
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The city surrendered after a siege by the Russian forces
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6.
How was the Qing's Beiyang Fleet annihilated in the First Sino-Japanese War?
Outmanoeuvred by the smaller, faster and more modern Japanese boats
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With help from the British Royal Navy
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With help from the Russian Pacific Fleet
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Outnumbered by the larger Japanese navy fleet
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7.
Why did the Japanese return the Liaodong Peninsula to China after the First Sino-Japanese War?
Under pressure from diplomatic intervention by Russia, France and Germany
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The Qing fought back and drove the Japanese out
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The Japanese suffered from strong local resistance against its rule
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The Japanese swapped Liaodong Peninsula for Taiwan
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8.
Why did the scramble of China, similar to that in Africa, not happen in 1899?
The population of China was too large for the Europeans to colonise China
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The United States proposed the Open Door Policy towards China
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The Qing implemented successful reforms to become on par politically and militarily with the European powers
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The Japanese wanted to take over all of China and threatening the European powers
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9.
Which country was NOT involved in the Eight-Nation Alliance against the Boxer Rebellions?
United States
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Netherlands
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Japan
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Austria-Hungary
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10.
Where did the Chinese Revolution break out on October 10th, 1911?
Wuchang (part of now Wuhan)
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Nanking (now Nanjing)
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Shanghai
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Canton (now Guangzhou)
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