Why did the political, economic, and social reforms implemented during the Qing Dynasty during its final decades fail to arrest the decline of Manchu rule? Was there an alternative political, economic, and social reform course that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty could have consistently followed that would have averted the weakening decline of Manchu rule and the successful European imperialist penetration of China?
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Discuss the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Paris, and explain the significance of the treaty's provisions.
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a. Hairstyle. b. Armor. c. Banner. d. Sword
U.S. intervention in the 1940s and 1950s represented a(n) ________ compared to earlier patterns
A) dramatic increase B) increase C) decrease D) radical shift