Y217.3 Foreign relations and overseas expansion 1868–1920 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. Which 1871-1873 Japanese diplomatic journey surveyed Western nations and sought treaty revision?

   • Meiji Restoration
   • Iwakura Mission
   • Satcho Alliance
   • Kokusai Fleet

2. Which 1876 treaty forced Korea to open its ports to Japanese trade?

   • Treaty of Portsmouth
   • Treaty of Kanagawa
   • Treaty of Ganghwa
   • Treaty of Shimonoseki

3. Which conflict took place between Japan and Qing China from 1894 to 1895?

   • First Sino-Japanese War
   • Boshin War
   • Russo-Japanese War
   • Boxer Rebellion

4. Which 1895 treaty concluded the First Sino-Japanese War?

   • Treaty of Ganghwa
   • Treaty of Portsmouth
   • Treaty of Shimonoseki
   • Treaty of Versailles

5. Which three European powers staged the Triple Intervention against Japan in 1895?

   • Britain, France, Russia
   • Russia, France, Germany
   • Britain, Germany, Italy
   • Russia, Britain, USA

6. In which year did Japan sign a landmark military alliance with Great Britain?

   • 1902
   • 1914
   • 1910
   • 1895

7. Which 1905 naval battle secured decisive Japanese victory in the Russo-Japanese War?

   • Battle of Ulsan
   • Battle of Tsushima
   • Battle of Port Arthur
   • Battle of Yellow Sea

8. Which US President mediated the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth ending the Russo-Japanese War?

   • William McKinley
   • Theodore Roosevelt
   • Grover Cleveland
   • Woodrow Wilson

9. A politician in 1873 urges an immediate military invasion of Korea. Which debate is occurring?

   • Seikanron debate
   • Iwakura debate
   • Boshin debate
   • Freedom Movement

10. Japan formally annexed which neighbouring territory in 1910, making it a Japanese colony?

    • Korea
    • Manchuria
    • Ryukyu Islands
    • Taiwan

11. Japan joined the Allied Powers in World War I in 1914 primarily to seize which nation's Asian colonies?

    • France
    • Germany
    • Britain
    • Russia

12. Which set of aggressive secret demands did Japan issue to China in 1915 during World War I?

    • Twenty-One Demands
    • Shandong Accords
    • Fourteen Points
    • Eight-Nation Demands

13. Which bilateral 1917 agreement saw the United States recognise Japan's special interests in China?

    • Root-Takahira Agreement
    • Taft-Katsura Agreement
    • Lansing-Ishii Agreement
    • Gentlemen's Agreement

14. In 1918, Japanese troops invaded eastern Russia as part of which Allied military action?

    • Boxer Expedition
    • Manchurian Campaign
    • Siberian Intervention
    • Karafuto Invasion

15. At the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, Japan unsuccessfully proposed inserting which clause into the League Covenant?

    • Racial equality clause
    • Naval parity clause
    • Colonial division clause
    • Free trade clause

16. In 1920, Japan became one of the permanent members of the council of which new international organisation?

    • Triple Entente
    • Washington Conference
    • United Nations
    • League of Nations

17. Which Japanese thinker published the influential 1885 essay Datsu-A Ron advocating leaving Asian traditions behind?

    • Ito Hirobumi
    • Yamagata Aritomo
    • Fukuzawa Yukichi
    • Saigo Takamori

18. Which popular riot erupted in Tokyo in September 1905 to protest the Treaty of Portsmouth?

    • March First Movement
    • May Fourth Movement
    • Rice Riots
    • Hibiya Riots

19. Which territory did Japan gain from Russia under the terms of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth?

    • Okinawa
    • Taiwan
    • South Sakhalin
    • Kuril Islands

20. Which slogan meaning persevering through hardship described Japanese public determination after the 1895 Triple Intervention?

    • Sonnei Joi
    • Fukoku Kyohei
    • Gashin Shotan
    • Shokusan Kogyo

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