Module 24: Global Transformations

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Which conflict in 1839 solidified foreign control over China?

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Opium War

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What country was allowed access to Japanese ports with the Treaty of Kanagawa?

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United States

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What Asian peninsula did Japan annex in 1910?

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Korea

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What was a direct result of the Opium War in 19th-century China?

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Chinese ports were opened for trade with European powers.

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China was divided into___________________________ by foreign powers

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Spheres of Influence

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China and Britain fought a war over:

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opium production and distribution

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To say that foreign countries seized “spheres of influence” in China means that they...

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gained control of trade and resources in specific areas of China.

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Who controlled China from 1644 - 1911?

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Qing Dynasty

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What was the one product that finally opened China to the Western world?

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Opium

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Why were the Chinese easily defeated during the first Opium War?

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Lacked modern military equipment