Over the weekend please read pgs. 642-654 over Russia and the Qing Empire in China. Look for the following details as your read:
- In what was was Russia 'westernized' during this time, at least more so than the Ottoman Empire? (pg. 642)
- What was the Decemberist revolt? (pg. 644)
- What was the Opium War(s)? Explain how the conflict began. (pg. 646)
- What was the Treaty of Nanking and what did it mean for China after these wars? (pg. 646)
- What was the Taiping Rebellion? How did it impact China? (pas. 648-651)