HISTORY 332 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
Empress of China 1784 - Answers The first American ship to trade with China, opening the market to
East Asian.
Washington's Farewell Address - Answers Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs,
not to make entangling alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.
Second Industrial Revolution - Answers Steel, chemicals, electricity. This is the name for the new wave
of more heavy industrialization starting around the 1860s.
Principles of Scientific Management - Answers 1. Scientifically study each part of the task
2. Carefully select workers with the right abilities
3. Give workers the training and incentives to do the task
4. Use scientific principles to plan the work methods
The Education of Henry Adams - Answers Autobiography of a member of the Adams family of New
England. Adams mingles a partial story of his life with an indictment of his education and reflections
of the fundamental ideas of modern times and of Middle Ages
Panic of 1893 - Answers Serious economic depression beginning in 1893. Began due to rail road
companies over-extending themselves, causing bank failures. Was the worst economic collapse in the
history of the country until that point, and, some say, as bad as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Significance of the American Frontier (1893) - Answers Written by Frederick Jackson Turner,
which advanced the Frontier theory. This theory posits that the settlement and colonization of the
frontier formed the culture of American democracy and distinguished it from European nations
Overproduction - Answers A condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them
Influence of Sea Power Upon History - Answers an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890
by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discusses the various
factors needed to support a strong navy.
USS Maine - Answers Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute
to the start of the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War - Answers 1898 war that began when the United States demanded Cuba's
independence from Spain. Protectorate over Cuba and Philippines established after war.
Teller Amendment - Answers Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning
the Spanish-American war
Battle of Manila Bay - Answers First Battle of the Spanish-American War in the Philippines; decisive US
victory under Commodore George Dewey (US steel ships vs. Spanish wooden ships)
Philippine Revolt - Answers Against U.S., lasted 3 years. Philippine felt betrayed by U.S. Philippines
remains U.S. colony until after WWII.
Water cure - Answers Torturous method employed by US soldiers to simulate drowning by forcing
water down one's throat in order to gain information from Filipino combatants
American Anti-Imperialist League - Answers A league containing anti-imperialist groups; it was never
strong due to differences on domestic issues. Isolationists.
Century of Humilation - Answers 1839 to 1945. The century-long period is typified by the decline,
defeat and political fragmentation of the Qing dynasty and the subsequent Republic of China, which
led to demoralizing foreign intervention, annexation and subjugation of China by Western powers,
Russia, and Japan.
Opium Wars - Answers Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire (mind 1800s), caused by the Qing
government's refusal to let Britain import Opium. China lost and Britain and most other European
powers were able to develop a strong trade presence throughout China against their wishes.
Treaty of Nanking - Answers Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large
indemnity from the Qing Empire, denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own
borders, opened additional ports of residence to Britons, and ceded Hong Kong to Britain.
Treaty of Wang-hia - Answers the first of the unequal treaties imposed by the United States on the
Qing dynasty. By the terms of the diplomatic agreement, the United States received the same
privileges with China that Great Britain had achieved under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. The United
States received additional privileges as well, including the right to cabotage on preferential terms and
the expansion of extraterritoriality
Extraterritoriality - Answers Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.
, Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864) - Answers (1850-1864) A revolt by the people of China against the
ruling Manchu Dynasty because of their failure to deal effectively with the opium problem and the
interference of foreigners.
Sino-Japanese War (1894 - 1895) - Answers (1894-1895) Japan's imperialistic war against China to gain
control of natural resources and markets for their goods. It ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki
which granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the
island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate.
Boxer Rebellion (1899 - 1901) - Answers A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in
the country.
Eight Nation Alliance - Answers The imperial forces that allied against the Boxers during the Boxer
Rebellion; Included Japanese, Russian, British, American, German, French, Italian, and Austria-
Hungarian forces
Open Door Notes - Answers message send by secretary of state John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia,
Great Britain, France, Italy & Japan asking the countries not to interfere with US trading rights in
China.
Student Volunteer Movement - Answers began in 1886 and appealed to college students to consider
foreign missions
Shantung Peninsula - Answers Area in China which had been controlled by Germany and was
transferred to Japan's control after WWI. Continued to be a place of contention with China.
Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Fund - Answers The Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program was a
scholarship program for Chinese students to be educated in the United States, funded by the Boxer
Indemnities.
Tsinghua University - Answers serve as a preparatory school for students the government planned to
send to the United States, using indemnity funds
Sakoku - Answers During the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, the policy of closing the country to
foreign trade with Europe and encouraging domestic production of goods that had previously been
imported.
Perry Expedition - Answers Matthew Perry, a navy commander who, on July 8, 1853, became the first
foreigner to break through the barriers that had kept Japan isolated from the rest of the world for 250
years. He delivered a letter from the US president, demanding that Japan open its ports to foreign
trade. A year later, he returned for their reply, bringing some Western technology.
Meiji Restoration - Answers The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa
Shogunate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization,
industrialization, and imperialism.
Kanrin Maru - Answers The Japanese steamer used to sail to America on their first delegation. Fully
manned by a Japanese crew. Shows just how much progress they have made in a short year.
path towards reform and modernization accelerated
took japanese to america
Japanese Land Tax Reform of 1873 - Answers major restructuring of the previous land taxation
system, and established the right of private land ownership in Japan for the first time
Manchuria - Answers Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.
Sinic World Order - Answers Region of East Asia historically influenced by Imperial China. Under threat
by Imperial Japan during this period
Anglo-Japanese Alliance - Answers An agreement for an initial period of five years, in which the UK
and Japan agreed to remain neutral if either was involved in a war with a third power. If either was
involved in a war with two other countries, then the other would assist
Catholic Persecution of 1866 - Answers refers to the large-scale persecution of Catholics that took
place in Joseon in 1866 under the regency of Heungseon Daewongun during the third year of King
Gojong 's reign.[1] The persecution lasted for six years until 1872, during which more than 8,000
laypeople and many missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society were executed.
General Sherman Incident - Answers American ship which set sail from China in 1866 for Korea;
loaded ship with trade goods and wished to force open trade relations; despite Korean resistance, the
ship continued sailing north into Korea, finding itself stuck on a sandbar near Pyongyang; the
Americans eventually abducted a government representative and held him hostage, and thus
hostilities broke out: ship was destroyed and crew members were killed; displayed opening shots of
imperialism;
Empress of China 1784 - Answers The first American ship to trade with China, opening the market to
East Asian.
Washington's Farewell Address - Answers Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs,
not to make entangling alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.
Second Industrial Revolution - Answers Steel, chemicals, electricity. This is the name for the new wave
of more heavy industrialization starting around the 1860s.
Principles of Scientific Management - Answers 1. Scientifically study each part of the task
2. Carefully select workers with the right abilities
3. Give workers the training and incentives to do the task
4. Use scientific principles to plan the work methods
The Education of Henry Adams - Answers Autobiography of a member of the Adams family of New
England. Adams mingles a partial story of his life with an indictment of his education and reflections
of the fundamental ideas of modern times and of Middle Ages
Panic of 1893 - Answers Serious economic depression beginning in 1893. Began due to rail road
companies over-extending themselves, causing bank failures. Was the worst economic collapse in the
history of the country until that point, and, some say, as bad as the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The Significance of the American Frontier (1893) - Answers Written by Frederick Jackson Turner,
which advanced the Frontier theory. This theory posits that the settlement and colonization of the
frontier formed the culture of American democracy and distinguished it from European nations
Overproduction - Answers A condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them
Influence of Sea Power Upon History - Answers an influential treatise on naval warfare written in 1890
by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history and discusses the various
factors needed to support a strong navy.
USS Maine - Answers Ship that explodes off the coast of Cuba in Havana harbor and helps contribute
to the start of the Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War - Answers 1898 war that began when the United States demanded Cuba's
independence from Spain. Protectorate over Cuba and Philippines established after war.
Teller Amendment - Answers Legislation that promised the US would not annex Cuba after winning
the Spanish-American war
Battle of Manila Bay - Answers First Battle of the Spanish-American War in the Philippines; decisive US
victory under Commodore George Dewey (US steel ships vs. Spanish wooden ships)
Philippine Revolt - Answers Against U.S., lasted 3 years. Philippine felt betrayed by U.S. Philippines
remains U.S. colony until after WWII.
Water cure - Answers Torturous method employed by US soldiers to simulate drowning by forcing
water down one's throat in order to gain information from Filipino combatants
American Anti-Imperialist League - Answers A league containing anti-imperialist groups; it was never
strong due to differences on domestic issues. Isolationists.
Century of Humilation - Answers 1839 to 1945. The century-long period is typified by the decline,
defeat and political fragmentation of the Qing dynasty and the subsequent Republic of China, which
led to demoralizing foreign intervention, annexation and subjugation of China by Western powers,
Russia, and Japan.
Opium Wars - Answers Wars between Britain and the Qing Empire (mind 1800s), caused by the Qing
government's refusal to let Britain import Opium. China lost and Britain and most other European
powers were able to develop a strong trade presence throughout China against their wishes.
Treaty of Nanking - Answers Treaty that concluded the Opium War. It awarded Britain a large
indemnity from the Qing Empire, denied the Qing government tariff control over some of its own
borders, opened additional ports of residence to Britons, and ceded Hong Kong to Britain.
Treaty of Wang-hia - Answers the first of the unequal treaties imposed by the United States on the
Qing dynasty. By the terms of the diplomatic agreement, the United States received the same
privileges with China that Great Britain had achieved under the Treaty of Nanking in 1842. The United
States received additional privileges as well, including the right to cabotage on preferential terms and
the expansion of extraterritoriality
Extraterritoriality - Answers Right of foreigners to be protected by the laws of their own nation.
, Taiping Rebellion (1850 - 1864) - Answers (1850-1864) A revolt by the people of China against the
ruling Manchu Dynasty because of their failure to deal effectively with the opium problem and the
interference of foreigners.
Sino-Japanese War (1894 - 1895) - Answers (1894-1895) Japan's imperialistic war against China to gain
control of natural resources and markets for their goods. It ended with the Treaty of Shimonoseki
which granted Japan Chinese port city trading rights, control of Manchuria, the annexation of the
island of Sakhalin, and Korea became its protectorate.
Boxer Rebellion (1899 - 1901) - Answers A 1900 Uprising in China aimed at ending foreign influence in
the country.
Eight Nation Alliance - Answers The imperial forces that allied against the Boxers during the Boxer
Rebellion; Included Japanese, Russian, British, American, German, French, Italian, and Austria-
Hungarian forces
Open Door Notes - Answers message send by secretary of state John Hay in 1899 to Germany, Russia,
Great Britain, France, Italy & Japan asking the countries not to interfere with US trading rights in
China.
Student Volunteer Movement - Answers began in 1886 and appealed to college students to consider
foreign missions
Shantung Peninsula - Answers Area in China which had been controlled by Germany and was
transferred to Japan's control after WWI. Continued to be a place of contention with China.
Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Fund - Answers The Boxer Indemnity Scholarship Program was a
scholarship program for Chinese students to be educated in the United States, funded by the Boxer
Indemnities.
Tsinghua University - Answers serve as a preparatory school for students the government planned to
send to the United States, using indemnity funds
Sakoku - Answers During the Tokugawa shogunate in Japan, the policy of closing the country to
foreign trade with Europe and encouraging domestic production of goods that had previously been
imported.
Perry Expedition - Answers Matthew Perry, a navy commander who, on July 8, 1853, became the first
foreigner to break through the barriers that had kept Japan isolated from the rest of the world for 250
years. He delivered a letter from the US president, demanding that Japan open its ports to foreign
trade. A year later, he returned for their reply, bringing some Western technology.
Meiji Restoration - Answers The political program that followed the destruction of the Tokugawa
Shogunate in 1868, in which a collection of young leaders set Japan on the path of centralization,
industrialization, and imperialism.
Kanrin Maru - Answers The Japanese steamer used to sail to America on their first delegation. Fully
manned by a Japanese crew. Shows just how much progress they have made in a short year.
path towards reform and modernization accelerated
took japanese to america
Japanese Land Tax Reform of 1873 - Answers major restructuring of the previous land taxation
system, and established the right of private land ownership in Japan for the first time
Manchuria - Answers Region of Northeast Asia North of Korea.
Sinic World Order - Answers Region of East Asia historically influenced by Imperial China. Under threat
by Imperial Japan during this period
Anglo-Japanese Alliance - Answers An agreement for an initial period of five years, in which the UK
and Japan agreed to remain neutral if either was involved in a war with a third power. If either was
involved in a war with two other countries, then the other would assist
Catholic Persecution of 1866 - Answers refers to the large-scale persecution of Catholics that took
place in Joseon in 1866 under the regency of Heungseon Daewongun during the third year of King
Gojong 's reign.[1] The persecution lasted for six years until 1872, during which more than 8,000
laypeople and many missionaries from the Paris Foreign Missions Society were executed.
General Sherman Incident - Answers American ship which set sail from China in 1866 for Korea;
loaded ship with trade goods and wished to force open trade relations; despite Korean resistance, the
ship continued sailing north into Korea, finding itself stuck on a sandbar near Pyongyang; the
Americans eventually abducted a government representative and held him hostage, and thus
hostilities broke out: ship was destroyed and crew members were killed; displayed opening shots of
imperialism;
