Consequences - Analysis

Question 1

Analysis 1 - Interrelated Consequences

Answer 1

These consequences were related and complex, the unequal treaties era and the fall of the Qing dynasty are intertwined and each consequence holds great significance

Question 2

Analysis 2 - Fall of the Qing Dynasty

Answer 2

The fall of the Qing Dynasty is the most significant consequence due to the impact it had on all of Asia as many tributary states were left without a higher authority, civilians fled China during the civil war and the Warlord during the Chinese Republic (1912 - 1949)

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Analysis 3 - Opium War

Answer 3

The first Opium War was an important moment of change in China’s political history, some say that foreign influences during the treaty era were required for the fall of the Qing

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Analysis 4 - Paul A. Cohen

Answer 4

A new Chinese culture was created through the rebellions, Historian Paul A. Cohen says “the Western impact, at least in nineteenth-century China, was overstated (and misstated) by an earlier generation of historians.”, this supports the argument that while Western ideas allowed China to break down traditional structures, ultimately this emergence of nationalism was uniquely Chinese

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Analysis 5 - Nationalist Path

Answer 5

The significance of the fall of the Qing is that it allowed the Han to forge a new path, which is still being carved out today by the People’s Republic of China, which attempts to negotiate both Communist and Capitalist ideologies

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Analysis 6 - Modern Impact

Answer 6

The fall of the Qing is important as the long-term impact continues to shape modern China as well as global economies and political climates today