Examine the influence, both positive and negative, of western European and American knowledge and ideals on the Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states in the nineteenth century. Why would these states be both attracted to and repelled by these influences?
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a. wanted to punish France severely. b. wanted to move on the Ottoman Empire to destroy Islam from moving East. c. considered himself the only one who could save Europe. d. wanted to recognize the various ethnic groups in Austria. e. secretly made a military treaty with Prussia.
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