Module 3

Module 3 Empires in collision

1. What accounts for the massive peasant rebellions of 19^thcentury China?
The Peasant rebellion in 19th Century China was caused by the large increase in population, such a large increase in a small time frame creat very unsustanable conditions. Chinese agriculture was not able to keep up with demand thus creating large famines throughout the peasant community. such large population growth also strained the government's ability to keep up this force various eurocrats to mistreat or mishandle problems ineffectively, causing further frustration among the ever-growing Peasent community. Government over taxation, natural disasters and the emperor's misguided trust on ineffective officials can be tied up as the collective reason as to why the peasant class revolted in 19th century China. 

5. What lay behind the decline of the Ottoman Empire in the 19^thcentury?
The Competition for Cheap European manufactured goods created massive unemployment rates in the Ottoman empire which hit the many Ottamin craftsmen/artisans the hardest. this soon leads to various urban riots and protests towards foreign imports. European aggression further diminished the Ottoman empire in Egypt and the balks. Raising revenue or the act of it had drastically diminished thus creating power-hungry warlords in the area and Provincial authorities, a week military presence, commerce in Afro Eurasia had diminished since European powers had Nautical routes directly to Asia. Lastly, the Ottoman empire grew extremely dependent on foreign loans and its inability to repay interest led to many of its oppositions owning their parts of their major revenue providers. 

11. How did Japan’s relationship with the larger world change during its modernization process?
Japan had a very strong exclusion from the years 1600-1850, in order to avoid problems with china Japan agreed to unequal treaties with western powers originally resisting such treaties Japan was later influenced to accept in order to evade present conflicts. when compared to the Ottomans, and Chinese Empires Japan is seen as an outlier who needed to adapt quickly to the modern world with the assistance of western trade in order to survive against foreign dominance. yet unlike the Chinese Empire Japan was not seen as a major concern to the western powers which allowed Japan to reform under less pressure from the west. lastly unlike the Ottomans Japan was not as reliant on foreign capital which allowed for a strong dependent economy.