The First Sino-Japanese War: The Blow to China’s Modernization Hopes – Explore how China’s Defeat in this War Shattered Hopes for Rapid Modernization and Revealed the Deep-Seated Problems within the Qing Military and Government, Allowing Japan to Emerge as a Dominant Regional Power.

The First Sino-Japanese War: The Blow to China's Modernization Hopes (A Lecture on How a War Exposed China's Underpants...Literally) (Image: A cartoon depicting a very large, bloated Qing official tripping…