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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213 (12:54)

Key Ideas

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Key Ideas

Think about the following questions as you watch the video


  1. 01:11 Why do we often end up relying on sources from intellectuals when studying imperialism?
  2. 02:29 What did Asian intellectuals recognize as the principal reason for European dominance at this time, according to John Green?
  3. 02:58 How does John Green describe the modernization response that many Asian societies followed?
  4. 03:44 What strategy did Kang Youwei suggest that China follow in response to European industrial might?
  5. 05:17 What important political transformation did Sayyid Jamal Ad-Din Al-Afghani propose?
  6. 06:36 Why was Japan not a great model for many other Asian states in this era, according to John Green?
  7. 08:31 What non-Western sources of strength did Sayyid Jamal Ad-Din Al-Afghani and Liang Qichao propose for Asian regions?