Throughout the course of the first half of the semester we have taken a broad scope of the major aspects of the phenomena that has been the recent history of China. When studying Modern China a common thread of ethical‚ cultural‚ religious‚ political‚ social‚ and economic aspects can be analyzed in relationship to Confucianism and its affect on international relations. These aspects show that historically (particularly the nineteenth century) China initially resisted the acceptance of Western influence
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imperial China lacked the proper ideology and infrastructure needed to successfully compete with the Western world‚ resulting in the “Century of Humiliation”‚ or the period of intervention and imperialism by foreign powers. Consequently‚ the imperial Qing court made numerous reforms in industry and education through the Self-Strengthening Movement to contend with the foreign powers and regain sovereignty. The Opium Wars‚ and the resulting Self-Strengthening Movement‚ were the catalyst towards a modernized
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stood in her way. She was born in to low middle-class family and was able to rise to the top because of her beauty‚ but soon after she was able to rise to the top she became power hungry and corrupt. Her rise to power would cause the fall of the Qing Dynasty and of the imperial system that had been in place for hundreds of years. Cixi rise to power began in 1854‚ when she participated in the selection of consorts for the Emperor Xianfeng‚ Cixi was chosen an created as a worthy Lady Yi. After being
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The great rebellions that happened during the 19th century in the Qing dynasty‚ proved to be costly. Notably the biggest and most dangerous of the rebellions was the Taiping Rebellion. The Taiping Rebellion was so widespread‚ that the Qing considered it to be more pressing than the second opium war against the Europeans. The Taiping Rebellion had taken over 20 million Chinese lives over the course of the rebellion. Why did the Taiping Rebellion and other Rebellions during the middle of the 19th century
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Whenever we talked about Qing Dynasty‚ the first thing comes up on our mind should be the secret society that aims to overthrow the Manchu-ruled Qing Dynasty and to restore the Han Chinese rule in China. In 1955‚ Jin Yong published his first Wuxia novel in Hong Kong; it called “The Book and the Sword”. Which talks about during the rule of Qianlong Emperor‚ a secret society called The Red Flower Society which was trying to overthrow the Dynasty (The Book and the Swords‚ 2010). Jin Yong used a method
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The Chinese Revolution‚ beginning in 1911 and ending in 1949 was a momentous and significant revolution within history. The Chinese Revolution was a result of impearialistic control of China by other countries‚ unfair treatment of peasants‚ and young people’s desire to modernize China. Similar to The Chinese Revolution‚ the novel “Animal Farm” was an allegory that also exhibited the strive for freedom and respect within a nation‚ or in this case the Manor Farm. In the novel‚ the animals fought hard
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causes and failure of it‚ and how its failure affected China up to 1912. It has been said that the Self-Strengthening Movement was a response to the West. The repeated defeats which China suffered from the 1st and 2nd Anglo Chinese Wars convinced the Qing Court Officials that the western powers were not barbarians. Instead‚ their weapons were very superior. And the foreign powers have been kept seeking advantages and privileges from China. As a result‚ China has to strengthen herself in order to resist
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The Han Dynasty attitude towards technology is positive and negative feelings towards society even though Rome expressed the same feelings. These 8 documents can help prove and provide evidence for my thesis. In (doc 1) and (doc 4) explain how the Han Dynasty used water for positive things. In (doc 2) and (doc 3) explain the negative perceptions‚ which are how tools of the first century B.C.E were good enough to use but were neutrally valued‚ but overtime the quality of the item decreased.
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Kai Yuan Shi Kai‚ a military leader‚ world leader‚ and a government official of China was born in 1859‚ Henan Province‚ China. He was a Chinese general and politician famous for his influence during the late Qing Dynasty‚ his role in the events leading up to the abdication of the last Qing Emperor of China‚ his autocratic rule as the second President of the Republic of China (following Sun Yatsen)‚ and his short-lived attempt to revive the Chinese monarchy‚ with himself as the "Great Emperor of
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Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire Shang Dynasty‚ Muaryan Empire‚ Ottoman Empire The Shang dynasty was‚ according to traditional sources‚ the second Chinese dynasty after the Xia. They ruled in the Yellow River Valley. Widely accepted chronological calculations say that the Shang ruled between 1766 BC and 1122 BC(ancienthistory.about.com). According to Chinese tradition‚ a rebel king‚ Tang‚ who overthrew the last Xia ruler in the Battle of Mingtiao‚ founded the Shang dynasty. The Shang
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