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“Foreigners Serve as Our Teachers”: Teaching Nineteenth-Century Qing Reforms

Discussion for teaching Chinese self-strengthening

Bram Hubbell
Bram Hubbell
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“Foreigners Serve as Our Teachers”: Teaching Nineteenth-Century Qing Reforms
Nanjing Jinling Arsenal in 1872. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
From page 107 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.
From page 107 of the AP World History Course and Exam Description.

In the previous short post, I discussed how the Ottomans reformed their social structures during the nineteenth century. We can compare Ottoman reforms to Qing reforms. In both cases, some bureaucrats supported reform and others opposed it. By looking at the source below, students can begin to understand both views on reforms.

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