Assignment

1. What were the main features of the opium trade? What was its impact on China’s economy?



What were the main causes of the Taiping Rebellion? Discuss its significance.



2. Why were the reforms introduced by the Meiji Government successful? Were the events of 1868 a Restoration or a Revolution?



What factors enabled Japan to embark on the path of rapid economic development after War II?







3. Write a note on religion in Classical China.



Analyze the significance of the Self-Strengthening Movement and Hundred Days Reforms in China.



4. Discuss the emergence of the Chinese bourgeoisie as a social force.



Analyze the factors that contributed to the rise of nationalism in China.



5. Why did the political parties fail in Japan?



Explain the various ideologies behind the expansionist policy of Japan.



6. Discuss the political implication of the Allied occupation of Japan after the Second World War.



Write a note on the condition of Agriculture in Japan during the Inter-War period.







7. Write short notes on any two of the following:

i) Twenty One Demands

ii) Warlordism in China

iii) Korean Question

iv) Manchukuo.