• Syllabus

7: Challenges to traditional East Asian societies (1700–1868)

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Sub sections and their related questions

The nature and structure of imperial rule under the Qing dynasty; Qianlong

• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the successes and failures of Emperor Qianlong’s rule.

Causes and effects of internal challenges; White Lotus Rebellion

• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Evaluate the causes and effects of the White Lotus Rebellion.
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the causes and effects of the White Lotus Rebellion.
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.13:

  “The main cause of the White Lotus Rebellion was the nature of imperial rule under the Qing dynasty.” Discuss.

The Chinese tribute system and western trade missions

• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Evaluate the reasons why western trade missions failed to change the Chinese tribute system.

Causes and consequences of the First and Second Opium Wars; the unequal treaties

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the reasons why the western powers imposed unequal treaties on China in the 1840s.
• 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent were the British responsible for the outbreak of the First Opium War?
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: With reference to the period up to 1856, discuss the consequences for China of their defeat in...

Taiping Rebellion: reasons for the rise and fall; consequences for Chinese society

• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the reasons for, and the consequences for Chinese society of, the failure of the Taiping...
• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.13:

  Examine the reasons for the rise and fall of the Taiping [Taip’ing] Rebellion.

• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.13: Evaluate the consequences of the Taiping Rebellion for Chinese society.

The Tokugawa Shogunate’s rule in Japan: economic and social structure

• 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: Evaluate the reasons for the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate in 1868.
• 19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: “Internal challenges were the greatest threat to the Tokugawa Shogunate.” Discuss.
• 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent were economic factors the main reason for discontent with the Tokugawa Shogunate’s...
• 22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.14:

  To what extent was Western intrusion the main reason for discontent during the Tokugawa Shogunate?

Internal challenges; social and economic changes and reasons for discontent

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Commodore Perry’s expedition and the crisis of the Bakumatsu period (1853–1868); reasons for the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate

• 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: With reference to the period up to 1868, evaluate the impact on Japan of Commodore Perry’s...
• 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent did social and economic change contribute to the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate?
• 19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.14: “Commodore Perry’s expedition was the most important reason for the fall of the Tokugawa...
• 20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.14:

  “Political rather than economic factors led to the crisis of the Bakumatsu period (1853–1868).” Discuss.

• 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.14:

  Evaluate the political and economic reasons for the crisis of the Bakumatsu period (1853–1868) in Japan.