Posted: April 14th, 2015

Modern China

Papers will be graded according to how well you answer the question(s) posed, how well you support your position with evidence from the assigned readings, adherence to rules of grammar, punctuation, and spelling, and the proper citation of evidence. Be sure to cite your sources; this includes not only citing direct quotes, but ideas, information, and statistics that are not your own.
Textbooks used:
Schoppa, R. Keith. Revolution and Its Past: Identities and Change in Modern Chinese History, 3rd edition. Prentice Hall, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-205-72691-2
https://bookshelf.textbooks.com/#/books/9780205792689
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Moise, Edwin E. Modern China: A History, 3rd edition. Longman/Pearson Education, 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-582-77277-9
https://www.amazon.com/mn/dcw/myx.html#/home/content/booksAll/dateDsc/
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Essay 1 400 words minimum
Where the Opium Wars caused by China’s internal issues, by global issues, or by something else? What was the reason(s) for China’s defeat? How did these conflicts impact China and its relations with the West?
Essay 2 300 words minimum
Pick two (2) of the following rebellions and discuss:
• The participants (leaders and followers) of the rebellions
• The objectives or goals of the rebellions
• The actual outcomes of the rebellions
• The significance of the rebellions

1. T’aiping Rebellion
2. Boxer Rebellion
Essay 3 400 words minimum
In what ways did the Russo-Japanese War and the Sino-Japanese War impact China? Be sure to note both domestic/internal (political, philosophical) impacts as well as geopolitical impacts.