Blog Eleven 03/31
Module 3
What strategies did China adopt to confront its various problems? In what ways did these strategies reflect China’s own history and culture as well as the new global order? China had this idea of ‘self strengthening’ their policies during the 1860-70’s. They had this examination system that recruited qualified candidates for official positions. After the Taipang rebellion, they needed support for landlords as well as the repair of things like dikes, and irrigation to help restore the social and economic order. With the help of some factories producing textiles and steel. The coal mines had expanded and a telegraph system was at least initiated. After some time the concept of “self strengthening” had shown all that it was a fail. There were many problems China dealt with and trying to solve many problems with one general solution and as time had shown, it wasn’t in their favor. Especially with the rise of the Boxer Uprising which had left Europeans, and Chinese Christians dead, and left a siege at the embassies of Beijing. After all these events, it was clear that China remained a dependent country who was under a foreign control. With the Qing dynasty, which was both ineffective when it came to the protection of China and as well as foreign to China, had Chinese who were educated, with many in elite positions become disillusioned. These people then began to form organizing clubs, study groups, and newspapers to look deeper into China’s problems in the 1890’s.
In what different ways did the Ottoman state respond to its various problems? The Ottoman leadership was able to recognize a lot of their problems and in the nineteenth century, had the idea of an ambitious program of “defensive modernization”. It was the complete opposite of China who was seen as being timid and were halfhearted when it came to the self-strengthening. One of the reasons could’ve had to do with the Taiping uprising in China since it did threaten the existence of the dynasty overall. With the nationalists revolting the empire, it also represented the crisis of the Ottoman history. The leadership that the Ottoman was under was Muslim, and Turkic, which had a similar cultural population. The Qing dynasty in China was ruled by people who were viewed as foreigners from Manchuria. Eventually the empire began to reform by reorganizing the army, as well as giving them an update, as well as using the Europeans for advising and some techniques. As time went on, eventually the Tanzimat helped shape the Ottoman empire and helped with things such as the economy, as well as social and the legal underpinnings. Other things that recieved aid were factories that would produce things like, cloth, paper, armaments, modern mining operations, got assistance on the agricultural lands, telegraphs, steamboats, railroads, modern post services, law codes and courts, schools and more.
. How did Japan’s relationship to the larger world change during its modernization process?Japan’s transformation was quick. They had economic growth, were open to trade and embraced civilization and enlightenment from the west. Also persuading the western powers to reevaluate the treaties that were unequal for Japan. They were able to escape from the entanglements they had with the west, and they were able to launch their own empire-building enterprises, all the while Europeans and the United states were in Asia, Africa, and Pacific Oceana trying to carve up as much of it as they possibly could. With the successful wars against China and Russia, it helped Japan establish a formidable military competitor and had them be the first Asian state to be able to defeat a European power. They gained control in places like Taiwan, Korea, and got some foothold in Manchuria. After World War I Japan was able to have influence on one of China’s peninsulas and gained control over many islands that would be under the League of Nations. Many places felt the entry of Japan into the broader global state. With the broader involvement it added imperialistic power to those who were already burdened. Russia was triggered by the defeat they encountered in the 1905 revolution. Japan had been seen as economical, political, and a military competitor in the eyes of Europeans and Americans.
What strategies did China adopt to confront its various problems? In what ways did these strategies reflect China’s own history and culture as well as the new global order? China had this idea of ‘self strengthening’ their policies during the 1860-70’s. They had this examination system that recruited qualified candidates for official positions. After the Taipang rebellion, they needed support for landlords as well as the repair of things like dikes, and irrigation to help restore the social and economic order. With the help of some factories producing textiles and steel. The coal mines had expanded and a telegraph system was at least initiated. After some time the concept of “self strengthening” had shown all that it was a fail. There were many problems China dealt with and trying to solve many problems with one general solution and as time had shown, it wasn’t in their favor. Especially with the rise of the Boxer Uprising which had left Europeans, and Chinese Christians dead, and left a siege at the embassies of Beijing. After all these events, it was clear that China remained a dependent country who was under a foreign control. With the Qing dynasty, which was both ineffective when it came to the protection of China and as well as foreign to China, had Chinese who were educated, with many in elite positions become disillusioned. These people then began to form organizing clubs, study groups, and newspapers to look deeper into China’s problems in the 1890’s.
In what different ways did the Ottoman state respond to its various problems? The Ottoman leadership was able to recognize a lot of their problems and in the nineteenth century, had the idea of an ambitious program of “defensive modernization”. It was the complete opposite of China who was seen as being timid and were halfhearted when it came to the self-strengthening. One of the reasons could’ve had to do with the Taiping uprising in China since it did threaten the existence of the dynasty overall. With the nationalists revolting the empire, it also represented the crisis of the Ottoman history. The leadership that the Ottoman was under was Muslim, and Turkic, which had a similar cultural population. The Qing dynasty in China was ruled by people who were viewed as foreigners from Manchuria. Eventually the empire began to reform by reorganizing the army, as well as giving them an update, as well as using the Europeans for advising and some techniques. As time went on, eventually the Tanzimat helped shape the Ottoman empire and helped with things such as the economy, as well as social and the legal underpinnings. Other things that recieved aid were factories that would produce things like, cloth, paper, armaments, modern mining operations, got assistance on the agricultural lands, telegraphs, steamboats, railroads, modern post services, law codes and courts, schools and more.
. How did Japan’s relationship to the larger world change during its modernization process?Japan’s transformation was quick. They had economic growth, were open to trade and embraced civilization and enlightenment from the west. Also persuading the western powers to reevaluate the treaties that were unequal for Japan. They were able to escape from the entanglements they had with the west, and they were able to launch their own empire-building enterprises, all the while Europeans and the United states were in Asia, Africa, and Pacific Oceana trying to carve up as much of it as they possibly could. With the successful wars against China and Russia, it helped Japan establish a formidable military competitor and had them be the first Asian state to be able to defeat a European power. They gained control in places like Taiwan, Korea, and got some foothold in Manchuria. After World War I Japan was able to have influence on one of China’s peninsulas and gained control over many islands that would be under the League of Nations. Many places felt the entry of Japan into the broader global state. With the broader involvement it added imperialistic power to those who were already burdened. Russia was triggered by the defeat they encountered in the 1905 revolution. Japan had been seen as economical, political, and a military competitor in the eyes of Europeans and Americans.
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