NAME:______
Period: ______

Section 1: China Responds to Pressure from the West WebQuest Worksheet:

http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/opiumwars/opiumwars1.html Opium Wars

1.  Why did the First Opium War begin? ______

2.  Why was Opium so important to the Chinese government? ______

3.  What was the key to the British victory over the Chinese during the First Opium War? ______

4.  Why did the peace not last after the First Opium War? ______

5.  What did China loose to the Europeans after these wars? ______

http://www.taipingrebellion.com/ Introduction The Taiping Rebellion 1850-1871

1.  Who were the leaders of the Taiping Rebellion? ______

2.  What area did the rebellion occur in? ______

3.  Why did the rebellion start? ______

4.  The ideals of the Taiping lands sounds like which of these: Socialism, Comunism, Capitalism

5.  Why did the rebellion end? ______

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/wars_boxer.html The Boxer Rebellion

1.  What does the author compare the Boxer Rebellion to? ______

2.  Who did the Boxers think were 1st class devils? ______2nd Class? ______3rd Class? ______

3.  How did the United State see China? ______

4.  What date did the rebellion officially start? ______

5.  What was the outcome of the rebellion? ______

http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/fists.html The Boxer Rebellion

1.  Who was the government supporter of the Boxer Rebellion? ______

2.  Why was an open door policy not the best idea for China? ______

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/429642/Open-Door-policy Open Door Policy

1.  Put the definition into your own words: ______

2.  Which country violated the Open Door Policy? ______

WHY?______

3.  Which country had the most interests in China? ______

Section 2 Worksheet:

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/treaty_of_kanagawa/ Treaty of Kangawa

1.  When was the first treaty signed?______

2.  Who was the treaty intended to protect? ______

3.  Why was there no signature of a Japanese diplomat on the English version of the treaty? ______

4.  What does this show about the man who worked to get it signed? ______

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2130.html Meiji Period

1.  How long did this period last? ______

2.  What were the Emperor Meiji determined to do? ______

3.  What principles were started to be taught in schools during this time? ______

4.  Which industry grew the fastest and remained productive till WWII? ______

5.  What was the Triple Intervention? ______

6.  Which wars and accomplishments caused nationalism to rise in Japan? ______

http://www.russojapanesewar.com/chino-war.html Sino-Japanese War

1.  Where does the drama that started the war come from? ______

2.  Why do they use her to describe Japan? ______

Section 3 & 4 Worksheet:

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h39-la.html

1.  What fueled dislike for Spain in Latin America? ______

2.  What started the rebellions in many Latin American countries? ______

3.  What is a juntas? ______

4.  How many people lived in New Spain? ______

5.  What area of the world did New Spain cover? ______

6.  What was Hidalgo’s mission? What did he want to happen? ______

7.  How and why did Hidalgo’s rebellion end? ______

8.  What did Fancisco de Miranda try to do for Venezuela and Columbia? ______

9.  List the countries that gained their freedom from Spain from first to gain their freedom to the last listed: ______

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h39-la2.htm

1.  Why did Queen Maria have to be sent to Brazil? ______

2.  Which major city became the defacto capital of Portugal? ______

3.  Why did independence not bring happiness to Brazil? ______

4.  Why was Pedro II popular? ______

http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h39la2.htm

1.  What was the Plan of Iguala? ______

2.  When did Mexico officially gain its independence from Spain? ______

3.  Why were Mexicans disappointed after they gained independence? What about their economy caused this? ______

4.  When did Mexico follow in the United States footsteps? How did they do that? ______

5.  How long was Guadalupe Victoria president? ______


http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/a_f/espada/imperialism.htm

1.  What was the US protecting in 1855? ______

2.  How long did US troop occupy Haiti? ______

3.  How long did the US control Nicaragua’s finances? ______

4.  What country did the US support a coup? ______

http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/teddy.html

1.  Why did the United States think it was okay to go into other countries and stop ‘chronic wrong-doing’? ______

2.  What does the ‘dollar diplomacy’ mean in your own words? ______

3.  Who tried to conquer Nicaragua? ______