Quiz: Random World History Questions -II

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1.

Name and explain all four parts of the Pratt amendment. Why would the US make Cuba sign this amendment? Were the Cubans happy to do it? Please answer fully...
2.

Opium is:
- A.
  
  A way of trading between two countries
- B.
  
  A deadly poison
- C.
  
  A type of currency
- D.
  
  A pain-reliever
Correct Answer
D. A pain-reliever
3.

When the British won the Opium War against the Chinese, they signed the Treaty of Nanjing, which gave the British:
- A.
  
  The Phillipines
- B.
  
  Nanjing
- C.
  
  Slaves
- D.
  
  Hong Kong
- E.
  
  Japan
- F.
  
  Extraterritorial Rights
Correct Answer(s)
D. Hong Kong
F. Extraterritorial Rights
4.

_________ _________ ________ encouraged China to modernize through the self-strengthening movement. (yes, you have to write his or her full title and name)

Correct Answer(s)
Empress Dowager Cixi
5.

The self-strengthening movement focused on improving what three main aspects of Chinese society?
- A.
  
  Culture
- B.
  
  Education
- C.
  
  Economy
- D.
  
  Military
- E.
  
  Diplomacy
- F.
  
  Agriculture
- G.
  
  Industrialization
Correct Answer(s)
B. Education
D. Military
E. Diplomacy
6.

To "save" the Chinese from being colonized, the United States enforced the ________ _________ _______, which stated that China would be free to trade with anyone but could not be taken over by any one country. The Chinese did not like this idea.

Correct Answer(s)
Open Door Policy
7.

________ _________ was the man who came into Edo Bay with a fleet of steam boats and gave Japan the Treaty of Kanagawa, which eventually brough them out of isolation. This treaty opened two ports to the US and gave them extraterritorial rights.

Correct Answer(s)
Matthew Perry
8.

When I came to power, I tried to strengthen Japan by industrializing them. I modeled the military and government after Germany, the education after the Americans, and the navy after the British. My reign was called the Meiji era. Who am I?

Correct Answer(s)
Mutsuhito
9.

What did the Japanese get out of the Sino-Japanese war?
- A.
  
  Extraterritorial Rights
- B.
  
  Cuba
- C.
  
  Korea
- D.
  
  Manchuria
- E.
  
  Taiwan
Correct Answer(s)
C. Korea
E. Taiwan
10.

________ _______ led the Cuban Rebellion. He was a poet that lived in Cuba. Eventually, on his second try, his rebellion succeeds and the Republic of Cuba is created in 1895.

Correct Answer(s)
Jose Marti
11.

Yellow Journalism is:
- A.
  
  A type of interview
- B.
  
  A gossip column
- C.
  
  An exaggerated story meant to attract readers
- D.
  
  A story that conveys false information
Correct Answer
C. An exaggerated story meant to attract readers
12.

________ is an attitude of aggresive nationalism.

Correct Answer
Jingoism
13.

Before attacking Cuba, the US forces sought to divert Spain's attention by fighting in the Phillipines. George Dewey led the attack on _______.

Correct Answer
Manila
14.

Emilio Aguinaldo, after he helped the US, was helped by the US in return.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
Correct Answer
B. False
15.

Who are the "Rough Riders"?
- A.
  
  Soldiers on horseback
- B.
  
  Notorious criminals
- C.
  
  Army volunteers from the West
- D.
  
  An exclusive club for the wealthy
Correct Answer
C. Army volunteers from the West
16.

The _________ _________ gave America the ability to become an "international police power" when needed.

Correct Answer
Roosevelt Corollary

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Quiz: Random World History Questions -II

Name and explain all four parts of the Pratt amendment. Why would the US make Cuba sign this amendment? Were the Cubans happy to do it? Please answer fully...

Opium is:

When the British won the Opium War against the Chinese, they signed the Treaty of Nanjing, which gave the British:

_____ _ ____ encouraged China to modernize through the self-strengthening movement. (yes, you have to write his or her full title and name)

The self-strengthening movement focused on improving what three main aspects of Chinese society?

To "save" the Chinese from being colonized, the United States enforced the ____ _ ___, which stated that China would be free to trade with anyone but could not be taken over by any one country. The Chinese did not like this idea.

_ was the man who came into Edo Bay with a fleet of steam boats and gave Japan the Treaty of Kanagawa, which eventually brough them out of isolation. This treaty opened two ports to the US and gave them extraterritorial rights.

When I came to power, I tried to strengthen Japan by industrializing them. I modeled the military and government after Germany, the education after the Americans, and the navy after the British. My reign was called the Meiji era. Who am I?

What did the Japanese get out of the Sino-Japanese war?

__ _ led the Cuban Rebellion. He was a poet that lived in Cuba. Eventually, on his second try, his rebellion succeeds and the Republic of Cuba is created in 1895.

Yellow Journalism is:

________ is an attitude of aggresive nationalism.

Before attacking Cuba, the US forces sought to divert Spain's attention by fighting in the Phillipines. George Dewey led the attack on _______.

Emilio Aguinaldo, after he helped the US, was helped by the US in return.

Who are the "Rough Riders"?

The _ _ gave America the ability to become an "international police power" when needed.

Quiz: Random World History Questions -II

Name and explain all four parts of the Pratt amendment. Why would the US make Cuba sign this amendment? Were the Cubans happy to do it? Please answer fully...

Opium is:

When the British won the Opium War against the Chinese, they signed the Treaty of Nanjing, which gave the British:

_________ _________ ________ encouraged China to modernize through the self-strengthening movement. (yes, you have to write his or her full title and name)

The self-strengthening movement focused on improving what three main aspects of Chinese society?

To "save" the Chinese from being colonized, the United States enforced the ________ _________ _______, which stated that China would be free to trade with anyone but could not be taken over by any one country. The Chinese did not like this idea.

________ _________ was the man who came into Edo Bay with a fleet of steam boats and gave Japan the Treaty of Kanagawa, which eventually brough them out of isolation. This treaty opened two ports to the US and gave them extraterritorial rights.

When I came to power, I tried to strengthen Japan by industrializing them. I modeled the military and government after Germany, the education after the Americans, and the navy after the British. My reign was called the Meiji era. Who am I?

What did the Japanese get out of the Sino-Japanese war?

________ _______ led the Cuban Rebellion. He was a poet that lived in Cuba. Eventually, on his second try, his rebellion succeeds and the Republic of Cuba is created in 1895.

Yellow Journalism is:

________ is an attitude of aggresive nationalism.

Before attacking Cuba, the US forces sought to divert Spain's attention by fighting in the Phillipines. George Dewey led the attack on _______.

Emilio Aguinaldo, after he helped the US, was helped by the US in return.

Who are the "Rough Riders"?

The _________ _________ gave America the ability to become an "international police power" when needed.

_____ _ ____ encouraged China to modernize through the self-strengthening movement. (yes, you have to write his or her full title and name)

To "save" the Chinese from being colonized, the United States enforced the ____ _ ___, which stated that China would be free to trade with anyone but could not be taken over by any one country. The Chinese did not like this idea.

_ was the man who came into Edo Bay with a fleet of steam boats and gave Japan the Treaty of Kanagawa, which eventually brough them out of isolation. This treaty opened two ports to the US and gave them extraterritorial rights.

__ _ led the Cuban Rebellion. He was a poet that lived in Cuba. Eventually, on his second try, his rebellion succeeds and the Republic of Cuba is created in 1895.

The _ _ gave America the ability to become an "international police power" when needed.