The Qing's Last Military and Institutional Reforms (1900-1911) | History of China
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We have seen China suffer devastating rebellions such as the Taiping rebellion. The country suffered a humiliating defeat after the Sino-Japanese war and the Boxer Rebellion saw China suffer massive losses at the hands of eight different nations. But yet.... The Qing dynasty was still standing after all that had happened. The Qing embarked on a period of institutional and social reforms.. These reforms, however, were an exemplary case of too little, too late and the once mighty Qing dynasty would survive for just little under a decade...
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Time Codes:
0:44 Japanese Example
3:29 Abolishing the Exam System
6:13 Institutional and Military Reform
9:21 Economic and Social Changes
10:29 Preparing a Constitution
13:42 The Railway Controversy
Sources:
Baum, R. (2010). The Fall and Rise of China. The Great Courses: Modern History.
Fairbank, J. K., & Reischauer, E. O. (1989). China: tradition & transformation (Vol. 57). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Horst, D. (1977). Geschiedenis van China. Het Spectrum.
Spence, J. D. (1990). The search for modern China. WW Norton & Company.
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