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The Self-Strengthening Movement: China’s Attempt at Modernization – Examine the Reforms Undertaken by Qing Officials to Adopt Western Technology and Military Techniques in an Effort to Strengthen China and Resist Foreign Encroachment, Facing Internal Opposition and Limited Success.

The Self-Strengthening Movement: China's Attempt at Modernization – A Lecture (Professor slides confidently onto the stage, adjusts their spectacles, and beams at the audience. They're wearing a slightly mismatched tweed…
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Yuan Shikai’s Attempt to Restore Monarchy (1915-1916): A Brief Return to Imperial Ambition – Examine Yuan Shikai’s Efforts to Declare Himself Emperor After Marginalizing Sun Yat-sen and Consolidating Power, Exploring the Widespread Opposition and the Eventual Abandonment of His Imperial Plans, Further Destabilizing the Political Situation and Leading to the Warlord Era.

Yuan Shikai's Attempt to Restore Monarchy (1915-1916): A Brief Return to Imperial Ambition – A Lecture Alright everyone, settle down, settle down! Today we’re diving headfirst into one of the…
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The Tongzhi Restoration (1860s-1870s): An Attempt to Revitalize the Qing Dynasty – Examine the Efforts by Qing Officials to Implement Reforms and Restore Order After the Taiping Rebellion and Second Opium War, Focusing on Military Modernization, Restoring the Traditional Order, And Suppressing Other Rebellions, An Attempt to Save the Dynasty From Collapse.

The Tongzhi Restoration (1860s-1870s): An Attempt to Revitalize the Qing Dynasty - A Lecture (Lecture Hall: Dimly lit, portraits of stern-looking Qing Emperors glare down. You, the Professor, burst onto…