Ap World Ch 33-44 questions and answers.1. Examine the influence, both positive and negative, of Western European and American knowledge and ideals on the Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states in the nineteenth century. Why would these states be both attracted to and repelled by these influen...
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1. Examine the influence, both positive and negative, of Western European and
American knowledge and ideals on the Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states
in the nineteenth century. Why would these states be both attracted to and repelled by
these influences? - Answer Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states had slower
pace of technological advancements than western europe and America so it put them in
a difficult position when competing. The 4 societies also had dynamic cultures that
couldnt compete with western Europe and America.
2. Not surprisingly, losses in wars often are more important than victories. How were the
Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states affected by defeats such sa the Crimean
or Opium wars? - Answer The loss of the wars made them realize they needed to
restructure a better military.
3. Was there a downside to the Meiji restoration, or was it simply a modernization along
western lines? Consider Japanese nationalism and the role it played in the
reinvigoration of Japan. - Answer The Meiji Restoration was a western modernization
because it got Japan a bureacratic government, a constitution, well developed
transportation and communication systems, and a powerful navy.
4. Compare and contrast the Ottoman, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese efforts at
industrialization. In what ways were they successful? Who, if anyone, was left out of this
progress? - Answer Japan had a successful industrialization that only took a decade.
Russia was less successful than Japan, The Ottoman empire had no big attempts at
industrialization, and the chinese sought to blend chinese cultural traditions with
European Industrial technology.
5. Compare and contrast the efforts at protest in the Ottoman empire, Russia, China,
and Japan in the nineteenth century. What did these movements have in common?
How did they represent the unique problems of each country? - Answer The protests
from the Ottoman empire, Russia, China, and Japan all fought against the british
conquering. This represented how each country needed to gain more mililtary force and
attain guns and metal artillery to be able to fend for themselves.
6.Examine the decline of the Ottoman empire. What factors explain this process? What
attempts at reform did the Ottomans undertake? How successful were they? - Answer
Military was in decline since seventeenth century. Extensive territorial losses, economic
difficulties and the capitulations. Attempted to reform military, led to violent revolt.
7. Examine the turbulent years of the nineteenth century in Russia. How successful
were Russian efforts as modernization and industrialization? What were the limits of
success? - Answer Although Russian industrialization took place within a frame work of
capitalism. It differed from western European industrialization in that the motivation for
development was political and military and the driving force was government policy
rather than entrepreneurial initiative Industrialization proceeded slowly at first, but it
surged during the last two decades of the nineteenth century.
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