Blame for the Decline of the Qing Dynasty

Blame for the Decline of the Qing Dynasty

• Intro

• Make clear you understand the date boundaries

• Outline methodology

Paragraph 1- what were the problems

• Evidence- External vs. Internal

(External) Unequal treaties, foreign encroachment, opium war

(Internal) see as foreign unpopular, backward

• Context

- technologically behind the Western country

• Commentary on where blame should lie… (Which is most obvious?)

Paragraph 2- Attempt to solve

• Evidence- self-strength movement (specially modernize in area of military, Civil Service restructured),

• Commentary on what this evidence shows- does it show that there was sufficient attempt and how does your comment on this help you in answering the question, use the same evidence to show another alternative view

Paragraph 3- Containment of Problems (the problem extent and try to limit it)

• Evidence

Widespread corruption **bureaucrats shield one another because most of them involved in corruption. The mandarins accepted the bribes by allowing the opium entering China or giving out the license of opium den easier. Guangxu had tried and introduced 100 days reform to cover the administration, economy and education. Not only the mandarins involved in the corruption, even Cixi also one among them, as the fund that should be spend on reconstruction the navy end up had been misused by Cixi to rebuild The Summer palace. Guangxu failed