The "Spheres of Influence

question 65

Multiple Choice

The "spheres of influence"

• A) were set up in Korea and Annam to enhance Chinese power in both areas.
• B) were first created when the United States gained control of the island of Chusan in 1848.
• C) enabled the Manchus to regain their power base in their Manchurian heartland.
• D) gave foreign governments and merchants exclusive economic privileges in specific regions of China.
• E) in fact, never developed in China but did in Korea.

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