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100

In the following sentence, which is the SUBJECT/NOUN? 


In 1912, the Nationalists took over China. 

Nationalists 

100

During the Opium Wars, this British captain was accused of being too lenient with the Chinese and, as a result, was fired by Lord Palmerston. 

Who is Charles Elliott. 

100

They hated foreigners, liked martial arts, and thought that bullets couldn't harm them! 

the Boxers 

100

Britain wanted THESE THREE goods from China, which resulted in Britain having a trade deficit with China. 


What are Tea, Porcelain and Silk 
100

During the Qing Dynasty, they were isolationist, and referred to outsiders as _____________. 

Barbarians! 

200

A simple sentence contains which two parts of speech?

A noun and a verb 

200

He created the Open Door Policy in 1899.

John Hay

200

Name ONE provision of the Treaty of Nanjing.

1. Hong Kong was given to Britain

2. China was forced to open 5 new ports

3. China was forced to lower tariffs to 5% 

4. Westerners in China would be tried by Western laws and officials from their own countries.

200

Britain started to smuggle opium into China to get out of paying ___________? 

(insert correct vocab word) 

Tariffs 

200

Products and items purchased from another country are ________________. 

(insert vocab word) 

imports 

300

In the following sentence, which is the independent clause?


Because the US pushed beyond the 38th Parallel, Chinese troops entered the Korean War on the side of the communists.

Chinese troops entered the Korean War on the side of the communists.

300

He fled to Taiwan with the Kuomintang after being defeated in the Chinese Civil War. 

Chiang Kai-Shek 

300

This was the 14 year rebellion against the Qing Dynasty led by Hong Xiuquan (you read about it in your 1B Juno) 

Taiping Rebellion

300

This U.S. commodore visited Japan in 1853 and forced the Japanese to trade. 

Commodore Matthew Perry 

300
The British sold opium to China that was grown in which country (and British colony)? 

India

400

In following sentence, which is the APPOSITIVE: 


Chiang Kai-Shek, the leader of the Kuomintang, was forced to flee to Taiwan. 

the leader of the Kuomintang 

400

He was the leader of China's communists and won the Civil War in 1949. 

Mao Zedong

400

This was the 1937 "incident" where Japanese troops killed 150-500 thousand Chinese. 

Rape of Nanjing 

400

This Second Opium War Treaty forced the Chinese to legalize opium. 

Treaty of Tianjin

400

During the Korean War, in response to General MacArthur’s push beyond THIS parallel, China’s army entered the war. 

The 38th Parallel

500

In the sentence

While he was in China, Nixon dined with Mao Zedong and attended a Chinese ballet. 


"While he was in China" is an example of a: 

subordinate (dependent) clause

500

He was the first U.S. President to travel to communist China. 

Richard Nixon

500

The U.S. and China fought against each other in this conflict that started in 1950? 

Korean War

500

When the U.S. and western nations wanted to improve international relations (and trade!) with China in the 1970s, what happened to Taiwan as a result?  

Their seat on the UN Security Council/ General Assembly was given to the PRC (People's Republic of China) 

500

This barred Chinese laborers from entering the US and denied them naturalization, and wasn't repealed until 1943. 

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.