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Which of the following developments during the Tokugawa era provided a solid foundation for Japan's industrial growth in the late nineteenth century?

c) The urbanization of Japanese society
b) The centralization of political authority
a) The high status of the samurai
d) The power and prestige of the shogun

c) The urbanization of Japanese society

What did the United States expect to gain by sending a naval fleet to Japan in 1853?

a) The right to grow opium on Japanese soil
c) The right to fish in the waters surrounding Japan
d) The opening of Japanese ports for trade
b) The acquisition of Japan as a U.S. colony

d) The opening of Japanese ports for trade

Which of the following characterizes the goal of the Tanzimat reforms initiated by the Ottoman leadership in the mid-nineteenth century?

c) To establish the economic, social, and legal foundation for a strong centralized state
a) To strengthen the power of the Janissaries and give more autonomy to the ulama
d) To confirm the fundamentally Islamic character of the Ottoman Empire
b) To clarify the religious principles for a renewed Muslim state

c) To establish the economic, social, and legal foundation for a strong centralized state

In what respect were Qing China and the Ottoman Empire similar in the nineteenth century?

b) Both successfully strengthened and centralized their states to defend their territory from European intrusion.
d) Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe.
c) Both lost their independence to Japan in the late nineteenth century.
a) Both created industrial economies that enabled them to compete with Europe on an equal footing.

d) Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe.

How did the leadership that emerged after the Meiji restoration in Japan respond to the threat of Western imperialism?

d) They initiated reforms based on Confucian principles.
c) They looked to China for men of good moral character to lead Japan.
b) They used Western models to transform Japan.
a) They fought a war against the United States.

b) They used Western models to transform Japan.

Which of the following contributed to China's problems in the nineteenth century?

a) The state's failure to maintain flood control and public security
d) The weakening power of provincial officials and local gentry
b) The decline in the Chinese population in the past century
c) The expansion and bureaucratization of the central government

a) The state's failure to maintain flood control and public security

Which of the following contributed to the contraction of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century?

c) Explosive population growth in the nineteenth century
d) Ottoman control of Afro-Eurasian commerce
b) Nationalist-inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania
a) Disagreement among the European states on how to divide the Ottoman Empire among them

b) Nationalist-inspired independence movements in Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Romania

In what way was Japan in a better position than China or the Ottoman Empire in its encounter with Western imperialism?

d) Japan was of less interest to the Western powers.
a) Japan's samurai effectively repelled the Western powers.
c) Japan's vast resources and wealth better equipped it to resist foreign aggression.
b) Japan's strategic location enabled it to outmaneuver Western military forces.

d) Japan was of less interest to the Western powers.

Which of the following reflects the goal of the policies introduced by the Chinese state in the 1860s and 1870s to address the problems facing China?

a) To restore free trade and establish diplomatic relations with European states
d) To encourage the growth of an independent capitalist class
c) To redistribute land equally among the peasantry
b) To reinvigorate China by selectively borrowing from the West

b) To reinvigorate China by selectively borrowing from the West

How was the Taiping Uprising different from other peasant rebellions in China?

c) It proclaimed a millenarian religious message.
d) It drew upon a variety of peasant grievances.
a) Its program included the abolition of private property.
b) Its goal was to restore an idealized Chinese society.

a) Its program included the abolition of private property.

What was the significance of the opium trade in China in the nineteenth century?

c) It reversed the trade imbalance in favor of Britain.
b) It resulted in a large inflow of silver into China.
a) It increased the tax revenue collected by the Chinese state.
d) It lowered unemployment rates in China.

c) It reversed the trade imbalance in favor of Britain.

What did the Young Turks advocate?

d) A new political regime in the Ottoman Empire based on Wahhabi principles
c) A jihad against all non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire
a) A renewed war against the West
b) A militantly secular Turkish national state

b) A militantly secular Turkish national state

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