History A-Level
The decline of the Qing dynasty
What The decline of the Qing dynasty means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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China's weakness exposed by the war, which triggered a scramble for concessions and fuelled reformist and revolutionary sentiment.
Topics that use The decline of the Qing dynasty
- Paper 3, Option 38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997 - 2 Defeat and humiliation, 1894–1901 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- scramble for concessions
- The impact of defeat on Chinese reform and revolution
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- New Territories
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