Rise Of China

Question 1

Bruno Macaes quote

Answer 1

“Political economic axis of the world is shifting east “

Question 2

Post War, despite being rewarded with UN council membership for opposition to axis powers…

Answer 2

China struggled to resolve national leadership due to civil war across the country, and was still ultimately a peasant nation with a peasant economy with limited international and national power.

Question 3

The development of the Chinese state is the result of a series of two dynasties

Answer 3

The Qin Dynasty and the Han dynasty, who built at CENTRALISED , MERIT BASED BUREACRACY that was able to register its population , levy uniform taxes , control military and regulate society

Question 4

China remained a state dominated by

Answer 4

Agriculture , which began in the 17th Centruy with the development of global trade with European states and merchant class

Question 5

This agricultural state survived until the

Answer 5

Industrial revolution which shifted economic power to Europe, Europe benefited from technological advances, educational expertise, property rights and a political environment that exploited them

Question 6

Why didn’t China adjust to industrial revolution?

Answer 6

State was too ridged leaving its economic development a stage behind

Question 7

Century of Humulitation

Answer 7

Began in 1839 with disputes over opium with Britain. China was sufficiently organised to avoid colonisation but its empire reduced in size due to European powers taking roles in the local economy