Competition Among Imperial Powers

Q. The Sino-Japanese War of 1894 was fought between X and Y. Identify X and Y.

1. China and Japan
2. Japan and Germany
3. Japan and England
4. Germany and England

Q. Arrange the events in chronological order to show the rise of Japan as a 'Great Power':
1) Japan took over Korean domestic and foreign Policy.
2) Japan defeated Russia and got back Port Arthur.
3) Japan won a war against China.
4) Japan annexed Korea.

1. 4, 3, 1, 2
2. 3, 1, 2, 4
3. 3, 4, 1, 2
4. 3, 2, 1, 4

Q.

When did Japan intervene in Manchuria?

1. 1931

2. 1929

3. 1935

4. 1921

Q. Select the statement(s) that is/are true about the Meiji reformation period in Japan.

1. Japan became an imperial superpower.
2. Japan did not have a modern army.
3. The Japanese rulers were still feudalistic.
4. Japan got industrialized due to adoption of western machinery and education.

Q. Shimonoseki Treaty was signed to control which country?

1. France
2. Russia
3. China
4. Korea

Q. By the time Germany became powerful and came to the scene of colonisation, the world was already occupied by the other imperialist powers.

1. True
2. False

Q. By which year were most of the Asian countries colonised by Europe?

1. 1870
2. 1890
3. 1860
4. 1880

Q. Select the following pairs appropriately.

1. Japan under Meiji Tennō
2. Japan became an Imperialist country
3. In 1894, Japan forced a war on China
4. Due to the pressure from European powers
5. Emerged as an advanced industrialised power
6. Japan gave up its claim over Port Arthur

Q. Which of the following wars was won by Japan in 1904?

1. Sino-Japanese
2. Russo-Japanese
3. Second Sino-Japanese
4. Truku