How did India, China, and Japan differ in their reactions to European intervention? How did they attempt to retain sovereignty and their cultural practices? How did conflicts like the Taiping Rebellion and Sepoy Mutiny reflect these tensions? What reforms did they enact in response? Also consider, what are these empires’ views of the west? Are these views justified in your view?
In 200-500 words, respond to these questions. Be sure to include a quote/citation from the readings this week in your answer.
Letter of Advice to Queen Victoria,
https://cyber.harvard.edu/ChinaDragon/lin_xexu.html
• Aizawan Seishisai, “The Barbarians’ Nature,”
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/aizawa_seishisai_shinron.pdf
• Fukuzawa Yukichi, Exerpts,
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/fukuzawa_yukichi.pdf
• Meiji Constitution of 1889, Exerpts & Questions,
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/ps/japan/meiji_constitution.pdf
• Hung Xiuquan, brother of Jesus Christ,
https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/taiping.asp
• Letters Pertaining to the Sepoy Mutiny (selection),
http://www.csas.ed.ac.uk/mutiny/East%20India%20press.pdf
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