Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Essays

  • Revolution and Ideals: The Uprising Against the Qing Dynasty

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    more communist society, his ideas “attracted many famine-stricken peasants, workers, and miners,” along with many religious people, because his main stance was to enforce christianity, proclaiming his new dynasty, and renaming it Tianwang or “Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace” (Britannica). The people believed in his beliefs, thus following his orders,and decisions. By the end of the rebellion there were thousands of citizens in the rebellion. The people of the rebellion liked Hong Xiuquan's ideas,

  • Indian Mutiny and Taiping Rebellion

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    Compare and contrast the ‘Indian Mutiny’ and the Taiping rebellion as indigenous reactions to globalization. The Indian Mutiny (1857-1858) and Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) were a result of Britain’s desire for a global empire. This desire is called globalization and is defined by John Darwin in his work as, “The growth of global connectedness.” With the help of new technologies and appealing goods, Britain was successful in connecting their world to the Asian world during the 19th Century. For

  • Corruption in the Qing Government and the Taiping Rebellion

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    I agree to a larger extent that the Qing Government was primarily responsible for causing the Taiping Rebellion. However, other underlying factors leading to the Taiping insurrection cannot be ignored. This essay will discuss how corruption in the Qing bureaucracy, the incompetent leadership, the closed mentality of the Qing Government, shortage of land and impact of an alien Manchu regime highlighted the Qing Government as the main cause of the rebellion. The essay would also include the other causes

  • Neo-Imperiailsm in China

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    recreational dr... ... middle of paper ... ...on." History.com. A&E Television Networks. 11 Dec. 2013 . "Chinese Cultural Studies: The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1864." Chinese Cultural Studies: The Taiping Rebellion, 1851-1864. 17 Dec. 2013 . "Open Door policy (United States-China [1899, 1900])." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. 10 Dec. 2013 . "Taiping Rebellion (Chinese history)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 22 Apr. 2013. Encyclopedia Britannica. 15 Dec. 2013 . "Lessons of history:

  • Empress Dowager Cixi Corrupt

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    Although there may not be an extremely extensive amount of knowledge about the Empress Dowager Cixi, she is often considered one of the most powerful women in history. She ruled for almost fifty years, maintaining and expanding her own power. During her ‘behind the curtain’ reign, she made all decisions and always had the final say. Though she was very sharp and understood and executed politics well, she was (what some might consider today) corrupt. She was insistent on keeping her power in the Qing

  • What Impact Did Nativism Have On America

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    What is Nativism and what impact did it have on American society? Between the 1800s and early 1900s, favoritism towards “native-born” American residents sparked a rivalry between them and America’s new immigrants. This rivalry caused immigrants to have a hard time with jobs and adapting to the new culture and language. This was known as nativism. Immigrants came from different parts of Europe and Asia and flocked to urban city areas where they lived in poor, congested neighborhoods (ghettos) created

  • The Tower of Babel and the Nimrod Effect

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    The Tower of Babel and the Nimrod Effect The Tower of Babel and the Nimrod Effect which ensued are powerful reminders of the sovereignty of God. All too often, however, man's innate desire to be recognized as a god gives rise to a despot; a ruler who condones and advocates the dehumanization and enslavement of mankind. This common occurrence is referred to as the Nimrod Effect, with the ruler titled an Oriental Despot. Nimrod, the Babylonian monarch who commissioned the construction

  • The Feminist Movement: The Women's Liberation Movement

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    The Feminist Movement is also known as Women’s Liberation Movement or only the Feminism which is a series of important events in the history related to women’s rights and females' improvements. The political campaigns run on the issues related to domestic violence on women's, reproductive issues, equal pay, maternity leave, women’s suffrage, sexual abuse and sexual harassment. The priorities of feminist movement varied among various nations and communities; the two popular movements proletarian movement