Podcast
Questions and Answers
What was the outcome for China at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
What was the outcome for China at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
- China was successful in establishing a colonial empire
- China was dominant and secure in its power (correct)
- China was building a modern nation-state
- China was facing colonial challenges and internal turmoil
What was Japan's situation at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
What was Japan's situation at the beginning of the nineteenth century?
- Locked in isolation and unable to develop (correct)
- Facing internal turmoil and civil war
- Building a modern nation-state and creating an industrial economy
- Already established as a colonial empire
What were the significant achievements of Japan by 1910?
What were the significant achievements of Japan by 1910?
- Defeating China and establishing a colonial empire
- Reacting slowly and unable to reform effectively
- Losing political control and facing immense difficulties
- Building a modern nation-state and creating an industrial economy (correct)
What challenges did China face as it sought to cope with the modern world?
What challenges did China face as it sought to cope with the modern world?
How did China achieve its objectives of removing inequalities and rebuilding their country?
How did China achieve its objectives of removing inequalities and rebuilding their country?
What led Chinese leaders to feel that the ideological system was retarding economic growth and development by the end of the 1970s?
What led Chinese leaders to feel that the ideological system was retarding economic growth and development by the end of the 1970s?
What was one of the earliest acts of the Meiji government?
What was one of the earliest acts of the Meiji government?
What marked the beginning of a more democratic political system in Japan?
What marked the beginning of a more democratic political system in Japan?
Who is considered the greatest historian of early China?
Who is considered the greatest historian of early China?
What was one of the key influences on history being given importance in Japan?
What was one of the key influences on history being given importance in Japan?
What was the Japanese path to modernization built on?
What was the Japanese path to modernization built on?
Which European traveller left rich accounts of China?
Which European traveller left rich accounts of China?
Who provided valuable material for understanding Japan and China in the nineteenth century?
Who provided valuable material for understanding Japan and China in the nineteenth century?
What did the rapid development in Japan underline?
What did the rapid development in Japan underline?
What became an advanced industrial nation but led to war and defeat by Anglo-American forces?
What became an advanced industrial nation but led to war and defeat by Anglo-American forces?
What were important industries in pre-modern China and Japan?
What were important industries in pre-modern China and Japan?
