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What were some of the ideological currents at work in China during the 1830s?
The text states that ideological currents were at work in China during the 1830s, but it does not specify what those currents were.
How did the contradiction between state planning and private commercial capitalism affect China's economy?
The text states that there was a contradiction between state planning and private commercial capitalism in China's economy, but it does not provide details on the impact of this contradiction.
What were some of the characteristics of China's circumstances in 1840 and how did they shape modern China?
The text states that the characteristics of China's circumstances in 1840 and modern China stem from the conjunction of an internal crisis and an external crisis of Westerners determined to open China during the Industrial Revolution. However, it does not provide specific details on what those characteristics were or how they shaped modern China.
Study Notes
- The Opium Wars and the change in Chinese history cannot be solely attributed to Chinese stagnation and Western dynamism.
- China had developed slowly over the ages, with progress in agriculture and demographic patterns under the Ming and Qing dynasties.
- The machinery of state evolved steadily, including the creation of the "single whip" tax and the formation of the Grand Council.
- Ideological currents were at work in China in the 1830s.
- The economy had a contradiction between state planning and private commercial capitalism.
- Government authority was weakening, services were deteriorating, and social tension was mounting in rural areas.
- The internal crisis combined with an external crisis of Westerners determined to open China during the Industrial Revolution.
- The characteristics of China's circumstances in 1840 and modern China stem from the conjunction of these two crises.
Test your knowledge on the factors that led to the Opium Wars and the transformation of Chinese history in this informative quiz. Explore China's agricultural and demographic progress under the Ming and Qing dynasties, the evolution of the state machinery, ideological currents, and the contradiction between state planning and private commercial capitalism. Learn about the weakening of government authority, deteriorating services, and mounting social tension in rural areas, which combined with external pressure from Westerners determined to open China during the Industrial Revolution. Discover how
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