HISTORY 332 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

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 () - Answers () 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 () - Answers () 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 () - 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; US Expedition to Korea - Answers Expedition to discover the fate of the General Sherman. Koreans fire upon US expedition. US inflicts more damage upon them before leaving Gangwha Island Incident - Answers Armed clash between Joseon and Imperial Japan. Led to the occupation of Korea 1882 Korean American Treaty - Answers The opening of Korea to the West, namely the United States Donghak Rebellion - Answers -Korean peasants rebel, demand social reforms, China sends military to Korea- violates agreement made with Japan in 1885 to withdraw military forces from Korean peninsula- Japan sends troops to confront the Chinese, leads to first Sino-Japanese war Treaty of Shimonoseki - Answers (1895): Disastrous treaty for China, ending the Sino‑Japanese War (1894‑1895). Under its terms Korea effectively became a Japanese protectorate. China ceded to Japan Taiwan, the Pescadores, the Liaodong region of Manchuria, added four more treaty ports, and promised to pay Japan 200 million taels in war indemnities. Triple Intervention - Answers the combination of Russia, France, and Germany that pressured Japan to renounce the Liaodong peninsula in Manchuria in 1895 Gabo Reform - Answers a series of sweeping reforms suggested to the government of Korea, beginning in 1894 and ending in 1896 during the reign of Gojong of Korea in response to the Donghak Peasant Revolution. Russo-Japanese War - Answers A conflict between Russia and Japan, sparked by the two countries' efforts to dominate Manchuria and Korea. Japan takes control of Manchuria Battle of Tsushima - Answers battle in 1905 in which the Japanese navy destroyed the Russian Baltic fleet Taft-Katsura Memorandum - Answers 1905 discussion between senior leaders of Japan and the United States regarding the positions of the two nations in greater East Asian affairs, especially regarding the status of Korea and the Philippines in the aftermath of Japan's victory during the Russo-Japanese War. Stated Japan had no interest in Philippines Treaty of Portsmouth - Answers 1905 treaty between Russia and Japan ending the Russo-Japanese War Gentleman's Agreement (1905) - Answers Japan restricts emigration to US, US agrees (TR) to persuade California to repeal discrimination laws against Japanese. Thomasites - Answers First American teachers in the Philippines. Nationalism - Answers A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country Taft Commission - Answers Taft become governor of Philippines; commission provided schools, roads, bridges, tax system, sanitation/vaccination, and more rights to Filipinos. Its stated goals included Filipino independence eventually Battle of Mukden - Answers This was a battle in the Russo-Japanese war where 250,000 Japanese confronted a Russian army of 320,000 and won. One of the largest land battles prior to the Great War Dollar Diplomacy - Answers Foreign policy created under President Taft that had the U.S. exchanging financial support ($) for the right to "help" countries make decisions about trade and other commercial ventures. Basically it was exchanging money for political influence in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Manchuria. 1911 Revolution - Answers The uprising that brought China's monarchy to an end. Indian Expeditionary Force A - Answers Indian Expeditionary Force on the Western Front. Suffered from inexperience in continental weather, lack of artillery support, and more. Chinese Labour Corps - Answers a labour corps recruited by the British government in the First World War to free troops for front line duty by performing support work and manual labour. Anti-colonialism - Answers A movement or belief opposed to any form of colonialism or imperialism 14 Points - Answers (1918) President Woodrow Wilson's plan for organizing post World War I Europe and for avoiding future wars. The Independence Club - Answers A group of moderate officials and reform-minded citizens formed in the spring of 1896 with the permission of King Gojong. Its main goals were to strengthen Korean Independence, promote national "self-strengthening" and advocate democratic participation in government. It was a forum for discussion of policy issued and reform proposals. It allowed political discussion outside the Confucian elites for the first time, and it held public debates on government policy. It also published the first vernacular newspaper. It lobbied for more citizen participation in government and for the expansion of education. It also persuaded the king to take the title of emperor and to do away with all the symbols of Korea's subservient status relative to China. In 1898 the monarch disbanded it when it began to advocate for more citizen participation in government, which he thought would erode his authority. In spite of its short lifespan, it had a huge influence on shaping attitudes in Korea to democracy, public education and the study of the west. Also, many of its members, including Syngman Rhee, became prominent leaders of other movements. The Spirit of Independence - Answers Syngman Rhee's magnum opus. Attacks Korea's culture and empire as rotten Inspired by the Poles Confucianism is dead, we must convert to Christianity Confucianism and nationalism thought to be incompatible