Question

What were Dowager Empress Cixi’s accomplishments during her reign? Check all that apply.

She served as the regent for her five-year-old son.
She controlled the Qing Dynasty for forty-seven years.
She modernized the Chinese military.
She put down the Boxer Rebellion.
She established the Open Door policy

Answer 1

Correct:
- She served as regent for her five-year-old son.
- She controlled the Qing Dynasty for about forty‑seven years (effectively from 1861 until her death in 1908).

Incorrect:
- She did not successfully modernize the Chinese military in any comprehensive way; limited, selective modernization occurred but overall the military remained weak.
- She did not put down the Boxer Rebellion (the uprising was suppressed by the foreign Eight‑Nation Alliance; Cixi initially backed the Boxers and fled Beijing).
- She did not establish the Open Door policy — that was a U.S. diplomatic initiative (John Hay), not a Qing policy.