Question Description 1. Why were the Ottoman and Qing Empires vulnerable to Western pressure in the nineteenth century? 2. What were the causes of the Crimean […]
Question Description 3. Which of the following was a sharp contrast between millenarian revolts such as the Taiping Rebellion and orthodox institutions? Millenarian movements were inspired […]
Question Description CHALLENGES IN CHINA, THE STORM BEFORE THE CALM: 1800–1912 Assignment Overview The Opium Wars and Taiping Rebellion Although 19th century advances by Europeans in […]
Required Reading Case Assignment Reading Read Chapter 1, War, pp. 1–20: Meyer-Fong, T. (2003). What Remains Coming to Terms with Civil War in 19th Century China.Stanford University […]