DP History Questionbank
9: Early modernization and imperial decline in East Asia (1860–1912)
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Description
- Tongzhi restoration and Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894); Cixi
- Impact of defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895); Guangxu and the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898)
- Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901); the late Qing reforms
Sun Yixian and the causes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution; the reasons for its failure - Meiji restoration (1868) in Japan; the 1889 Constitution
- Social, cultural and economic developments in Meiji Japan
- The rise of Japanese military power; victory in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo- Japanese War (1904–1905)
- Korean isolation: Queen Min; opening (1876); Tonghak Rebellion (1894); Japanese annexation (1910)
Directly related questions
- 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: Compare and contrast the attempts at modernization in China and Japan in the period up to 1895.
- 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the contribution of Sun Yixian to the causes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Economic gain was the main reason for the Japanese annexation of Korea (1910).” Discuss.
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
To what extent was conservative opposition the main reason for the failure of the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898)?
- 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: To what extent was Cixi the most significant obstacle to the success of the Self-Strengthening...
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17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
To what extent did the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) change the balance of power in East Asia?
- 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: To what extent was Prince Gong successful in reforming and modernizing China?
- 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the impact of the 1889 Constitution on Japan.
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18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Evaluate the impact on China of its defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895).
- 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: With reference to the period between 1860 and 1894, discuss the causes and effects of the opening...
- 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: “Social developments were more significant than economic developments in Meiji Japan.” Discuss
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21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Peasant discontent was the main cause of the Tonghak Rebellion.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
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18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
To what extent did resentment of foreign influence cause the Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901)?
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: “The impact of social and cultural change in Meiji Japan was extensive.” Discuss.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Discuss the reasons for the failure of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
Examine the impact of Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) on the region.
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Evaluate the achievements of the Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894).
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Japanese military power was the most important reason for Japan’s victory in the Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905).” Discuss.
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19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
Discuss the impact of the Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901) on China.
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19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
“The Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894) was a complete failure.” Discuss.
Sub sections and their related questions
Tongzhi restoration and Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894); Cixi
- 17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: To what extent was Cixi the most significant obstacle to the success of the Self-Strengthening...
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Evaluate the achievements of the Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894).
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19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
“The Self-Strengthening Movement (1861–1894) was a complete failure.” Discuss.
- 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: To what extent was Prince Gong successful in reforming and modernizing China?
Impact of defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895); Guangxu and the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898)
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18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Evaluate the impact on China of its defeat in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895).
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
To what extent was conservative opposition the main reason for the failure of the Hundred Days’ Reform (1898)?
Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901); the late Qing reforms
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18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
To what extent did resentment of foreign influence cause the Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901)?
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19N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
Discuss the impact of the Boxer Rebellion (1900–1901) on China.
Sun Yixian and the causes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution; the reasons for its failure
- 17M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the contribution of Sun Yixian to the causes of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.17:
Discuss the reasons for the failure of the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
Meiji restoration (1868) in Japan; the 1889 Constitution
- 21M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: Evaluate the impact of the 1889 Constitution on Japan.
Social, cultural and economic developments in Meiji Japan
- 18N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: “The impact of social and cultural change in Meiji Japan was extensive.” Discuss.
- 21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.17: “Social developments were more significant than economic developments in Meiji Japan.” Discuss
The rise of Japanese military power; victory in the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Russo- Japanese War (1904–1905)
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17N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
To what extent did the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) change the balance of power in East Asia?
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19M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Japanese military power was the most important reason for Japan’s victory in the Russo–Japanese War (1904–1905).” Discuss.
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22M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
Examine the impact of Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905) on the region.
Korean isolation: Queen Min; opening (1876); Tonghak Rebellion (1894); Japanese annexation (1910)
- 18M.3op3.HL.TZ0.18: With reference to the period between 1860 and 1894, discuss the causes and effects of the opening...
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20N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Economic gain was the main reason for the Japanese annexation of Korea (1910).” Discuss.
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21N.3op3.HL.TZ0.18:
“Peasant discontent was the main cause of the Tonghak Rebellion.” To what extent do you agree with this statement?
