20 questions
Why did America want the islands of the Pacific?
They were beautiful travel destinations.
They were steppingstones for trade in Europe.
They were steppingstones to Australian trade.
They were steppingstones to China and Southeast Asia.
What is meant by spheres of influence?
An area where foreign powers have rights and privileges in another country.
An area in a country where the leader wields his most influence.
An area where a culture from one country is really appreciated and has been adopted and becomes part of the country.
None of the above.
What were the nations that had spheres of influence in China before the U.S. got there?
Japan
Germany
Britain
France
Russia
Who proposed the Open Door Policy?
James Blaine
Abraham Lincoln
William Seward
None of the above
What did the other nations think about the first Open Door Policy that was proposed?
They agreed with it because it gave all nations an equal opportunity.
They opposed it because they felt it favored the U.S. the most.
Who were the Boxers?
They were wealthy men who hired an army to attack the U.S. and the other foreign nations in China.
They were a martial arts group who attacked the U.S. and other foreign nations in China.
They were people who traded with the U.S. and other foreign nations in China.
None of the above.
When did the Boxer Rebellion happen?
Late 1899
Late 1898
Late 1865
None of the above
Where in China did the Boxer Rebellion happen?
Tokyo
Shanghai
Seoul
Beijing
How did the Rebellion end?
The Boxers killed all the "foreign devils" and China no longer had to worry about foreigners in China.
The Boxers gave up and let the foreigners go.
The foreign nations brought in their troops and they defeated the Boxers.
None of the above.
Why did the view of the Open Door Policy change in the eyes of the foreign powers in China?
The nations were afraid a rebellion might begin again.
The United States guaranteed that each nation would gain more form the policy than the U.S. would.
There were less nations left to deal with after the rebellion.
None of the above.
Japan agreed with the Open Door Policy at first but then it decided to grab more territory later and upset the U.S. and Russia.
True
False
What province did Russia and Japan fight over?
When did the Russo-Japanese War end?
1903
1904
1905
None of the above
The Russo-Japanese War ended because the Japanese were defeated by the Russians.
True
False
What was the name of the treaty that ended the war?
The Treaty of Portsmouth
The Treaty of Portland
The Treaty of Prussia
None of the above
Theodore Roosevelt hoped that the treaty between the Russians and the Japanese would bring a balance between the nations trading in Asia. Luckily, it did.
True
False
Americans said they were upset with the Japanese immigrants who emigrated from Japan during the Russo-Japanese War because they were taking their jobs?
True
False
What happened in 1906 that upset the Japanese government?
San Francisco charged Asian students to attend their schools.
San Francisco made Asian students attend separate schools.
San Diego charged Asian students to attend their schools.
San Diego made Asians students attend separate schools.
If a person is leaving their country to go to another country are they an emigrant or an immigrant?
They are an emigrant.
They are an immigrant.
What was the name given to the 16 ships Theodore Roosevelt sent around the world to show Japan and the rest of the world America's naval power?