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HST271: Modern China

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    • Week 15: Wrapping up
    • Week 14: Economic lift-off
    • Week 13: Opening up
    • Show and Tell 4
    • Week 12: Cultural Revolution and “Rapprochement”
    • Week 11: Great Leap Forward
    • Week 10: Building a new China
    • Show and Tell 3
    • Week 9: WWII and Civil War
    • Week 8: Guomindang, Communists, and Japanese
    • Show and Tell 2
    • Week 7: End of Empire and Revolution
    • Week 6: Boxers, end of Empire
    • Week 5: Taiping and Chinese Exclusion Act
    • Week 4: Opium Wars (and more)
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    • Week 3: High Qing
    • Week 2: Early Qing
    • Week 1: Introduction and navigation
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Primary Source 13.2

Posted onOctober 24, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Primary Source 13.2

Li Dazhao: “The Victory of Bolshevism.” 1918 In Li Dazhao: “The Victory of Bolshevism,” 1918 this section relies on Li … Read MorePrimary Source 13.2

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Link to summary chapter 11

Posted onOctober 21, 2018October 21, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Link to summary chapter 11

The summary for chapter 11 is password protected; if you are not logged in yet, the post will not appear … Read MoreLink to summary chapter 11

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Link for Primary Source presentation (chapter 10)

Posted onOctober 21, 2018October 21, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Link for Primary Source presentation (chapter 10)

Link to a primary source presentation for document 10.2 (Li Hongzhang negotiates with Japan, 1895). It is a password protected … Read MoreLink for Primary Source presentation (chapter 10)

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Chapter 16 – Communist Survival

Posted onOctober 18, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 16 – Communist Survival

The Chinese Poor: Due to the fact that the Chinese population was upwards of 479 million (Spence, 356) and various … Read MoreChapter 16 – Communist Survival

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Drop-in tutorial Thursday (10/18) cancelled

Posted onOctober 17, 2018October 17, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Drop-in tutorial Thursday (10/18) cancelled

On Thursday afternoon I am scheduled to attend a workshop. This means I won’t be able to hold my regular … Read MoreDrop-in tutorial Thursday (10/18) cancelled

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Hidden debt and the Chinese economy

Posted onOctober 17, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Hidden debt and the Chinese economy

The latest report from S&P Global on the financial situation in China is out. As I mentioned in class, the … Read MoreHidden debt and the Chinese economy

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Chapter 15 Summary – The Guomindang in Power

Posted onOctober 16, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 15 Summary – The Guomindang in Power

Guomindang Goverment The Guomindang had its own unsolved problems and as national unification remained an elusive goal, and commander Chiang … Read MoreChapter 15 Summary – The Guomindang in Power

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Chapter 14 Summary- The Fractured Alliance

Posted onOctober 16, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH Leave a comment on Chapter 14 Summary- The Fractured Alliance

The Initial Agreement: Sun Yat-Sen was not seen as a good communist ally because he structured the Guomindang to be … Read MoreChapter 14 Summary- The Fractured Alliance

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Chapter 11 Summary

Posted onOctober 15, 2018March 11, 2021 By TDH 2 Comments on Chapter 11 Summary

From 1860 to 1905, some Chinese provincial officials and the Qing court had tried to adapt a wide range of … Read MoreChapter 11 Summary

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Movie screenings: dates and times

Posted onOctober 12, 2018October 12, 2018 By TDH Leave a comment on Movie screenings: dates and times

Here are the dates and times for the movie screenings, in Trexler Library B02 Tue. 10/16: 8.30pm (The Last Emperor) … Read MoreMovie screenings: dates and times

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