In what respect were Qing China and the Ottoman Empire similar in the nineteenth century?
a. Both created industrial economies that enabled them to compete with Europe on an equal footing.
b. Both successfully strengthened and centralized their states to defend their territory from European intrusion
c. Both lost their independence to Japan in the late nineteenth century
d. Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe
Answer: d. Both were semi-colonies within the informal empires of Europe
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