Saturday, November 2, 2013

Nationalism and Revolution in China and India

For Monday's class, please read chapter 16, and be prepared to answer the following questions:
  • How did the Qing respond to its defeat in the Opium War? How did foreigners react to this response?
  • How much impact did westerners have on the majority of Chinese people?
  • What were limitations of the "self-strengthening" movement?
  • What was done militarily to combat internal rebellion in China, and what were the unintended consequences?
  • Why wasn't there a complete colonial takeover of China?
  • How did the efforts of the Guomindang (Nationalist party) play out?
  • What inspired the May Fourth movement? Why did it ultimately fail?
  • List the key changes in India's economy after 1857? Were they beneficial or detrimental?
  • What is the root cause of India's poverty?
  • How did the Indian response to foreign domination differ from that of China?
  • What did the INC have in common with the May Fourth movement?
  • What enraged Indians in 1905, and how did they respond?
  • Why did most Indian nationalists support World War I? What was India's role in the war? 
  • What was the British parliament's declaration of 1917, and what sabotaged it?
  • What did Gandhi get that the INC and the May Fourth movement missed?
  • Why was the colonial government so repressive after World War I?
  • What were the differences and similarities between India's and China's responses to the challenges of imperialism? (good final exam question!)

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