AP WOR S2 09 29 UT GA 2
Name: Daniel Belovs
Date: 7-26-2015
Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Industrialization and Globalization, c. 1750 C.E. to c. 1900 C.E.
Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit.
(45 points)
1. Analyze the ways in which nationalism influenced movements for political reform in two of the following from 1750 to 1900 C.E.:
France
Haiti
Mexico
China
Answer:
Haiti and China both had a lot of political reform that was influence by nationalism between 1750 and 1900. Both countries witnessed violent revolutions and there was a lot of change during those years. Haiti’s reform was much more sudden than China’s however.
The most important political reform in Haiti was without a doubt the Haitian Revolution which was led by Toussaint Louverture. The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt that occurred 1791-1804. The country had a 5% white minority that owned thousands of slaves and most of the wealth on the island. There was large discrimination toward non-French people during this time and the Haitian slaves came together under a Haitian identity and revolted against the French slave owners starting the only slave revolt in history that led to the founding of a state.
Political reform in China occurred during the 1800’s during the time of the Qing dynasty which was ruled by a Manchu minority. There were many anti-western sentiments during this time in China but after the Opium wars, the Chinese realized that they would need to adapt to western standards if they wanted to be a super power. They passed reforms to adapt to western learning and technology while still maintain Chinese values. In the year 1899, the Boxer rebellion also occurred in China which was a rebellion by the Chinese against Japanese and Western influence in the country.
Overall, nationalism can spur rebellions and reform around the world very easily. The Haitian rebellion showed that a group of people that have been discriminated against their entire lives
Date: 7-26-2015
Graded Assignment
Unit Test, Part 2: Industrialization and Globalization, c. 1750 C.E. to c. 1900 C.E.
Complete and submit this assignment by the due date to receive full credit.
(45 points)
1. Analyze the ways in which nationalism influenced movements for political reform in two of the following from 1750 to 1900 C.E.:
France
Haiti
Mexico
China
Answer:
Haiti and China both had a lot of political reform that was influence by nationalism between 1750 and 1900. Both countries witnessed violent revolutions and there was a lot of change during those years. Haiti’s reform was much more sudden than China’s however.
The most important political reform in Haiti was without a doubt the Haitian Revolution which was led by Toussaint Louverture. The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt that occurred 1791-1804. The country had a 5% white minority that owned thousands of slaves and most of the wealth on the island. There was large discrimination toward non-French people during this time and the Haitian slaves came together under a Haitian identity and revolted against the French slave owners starting the only slave revolt in history that led to the founding of a state.
Political reform in China occurred during the 1800’s during the time of the Qing dynasty which was ruled by a Manchu minority. There were many anti-western sentiments during this time in China but after the Opium wars, the Chinese realized that they would need to adapt to western standards if they wanted to be a super power. They passed reforms to adapt to western learning and technology while still maintain Chinese values. In the year 1899, the Boxer rebellion also occurred in China which was a rebellion by the Chinese against Japanese and Western influence in the country.
Overall, nationalism can spur rebellions and reform around the world very easily. The Haitian rebellion showed that a group of people that have been discriminated against their entire lives