History HL
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 2 - The Opening Of China To Foreigners 1860-1901 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 3 - Defeat & Revolution 1901-25 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 4 - Nationalists & Communists 1924-45 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 5 - The Japanese Threat & Communist Takeover 1931-49 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 6 - China & The Wider World 1949-76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 7 - Government, Economy & Society Under Mao After 1949 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 8 - The Cultural Revolution 1966 -76 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 9 - Deng Xiaoping
Chapter 10 - China & The Wider World 1978-97 (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 11 - Concluding Survey (China 1839-1997)
Chapter 12 - Jews, Arabs & The British 1900-39 (Middle East)
Chapter 13 - The Birth Of Isreal 1939-49 (Middle East)
Chapter 14 - Arab-Israeli Wars In 1956, 1967, & 1973 (Middle East)
Chapter 15 - Nasser, Egypt & Arab Nationalism (Middle East)
Chapter 16 - The Palestinian Problem (Middle East)
Chapter 17 - The Challenges Of Peace-Making 1991-2008: Israelis & Palestinians (Middle East)
Chapter 18 - The Iran-Iraq War 1980-8 (Middle East)
Chapter 19 - Iraq & The West 1988-2008 (Middle East)
Chapter 20 - From Arab Nationalism To IsIamic Fundamentalism (Middle East)
Chapter 21 - Truman (Cold War 1945- 81)
Chapter 22 - The Korean War (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 23 - Eisenhower & Dulles (Cold war 1945 -81)
Chapter 25 - Kennedy To Carter (Cold War 1945-81)
Chapter 26 - Weimar Germany - 1918-1933 (European States)
History HL
Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
The Taiping Rebellion Unveiling China's Era of Turmoil (1850-64)
631 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🎉 Hey future History Buff! Ready for a wild journey through the intense Taiping Rebellion? Strap in! 🚀
Background Check 🕰
- Where? Guangdong province, China.
- Who? The Hakka people, a part of the Han race.
- Why? Not cool stuff like harvest failures and super-heavy government taxes. Boo! 🚫
Enter the Hero (or Villain?) - Hong Xiuquan 🦸♂️
- A charismatic leader with a flair for drama!
- Had a cocktail of motives
- Nationalism: Didn’t like the Manchu dynasty, who were outsiders.
- Peasant Upliftment: Wanted to make peasant life better.
- Plot Twist: This isn’t just history, it’s mythology! Hong believed he was starting the Taiping era, or the “Celestial Kingdom of Heavenly Peace”. Sounds dreamy, right?
- Enemy Alert! 🚨: Hong wasn’t a fan of the Manchu. Saw them as tools of the Devil. Yikes!
The Power of Personality and PR 🌟
- Hong might’ve had quirky beliefs, but he was a PR genius.
- Playing on peasants' economic woes + their Manchu dislike = Instant Army!
- 📈 Stats Alert! 📉: From 20,000 followers in 1850 to over half a million by the 1860s. #GrowthGoals!
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History HL
Chapter 1 - China 1839-60 (China 1839-1997)
The Taiping Rebellion Unveiling China's Era of Turmoil (1850-64)
631 words
4 mins read
Last edited on 5th Nov 2024
Table of content
🎉 Hey future History Buff! Ready for a wild journey through the intense Taiping Rebellion? Strap in! 🚀
Background Check 🕰
- Where? Guangdong province, China.
- Who? The Hakka people, a part of the Han race.
- Why? Not cool stuff like harvest failures and super-heavy government taxes. Boo! 🚫
Enter the Hero (or Villain?) - Hong Xiuquan 🦸♂️
- A charismatic leader with a flair for drama!
- Had a cocktail of motives
- Nationalism: Didn’t like the Manchu dynasty, who were outsiders.
- Peasant Upliftment: Wanted to make peasant life better.
- Plot Twist: This isn’t just history, it’s mythology! Hong believed he was starting the Taiping era, or the “Celestial Kingdom of Heavenly Peace”. Sounds dreamy, right?
- Enemy Alert! 🚨: Hong wasn’t a fan of the Manchu. Saw them as tools of the Devil. Yikes!
The Power of Personality and PR 🌟
- Hong might’ve had quirky beliefs, but he was a PR genius.
- Playing on peasants' economic woes + their Manchu dislike = Instant Army!
- 📈 Stats Alert! 📉: From 20,000 followers in 1850 to over half a million by the 1860s. #GrowthGoals!
Unlock the Full Content!
Dive deeper and gain exclusive access to premium files of History HL. Subscribe now and get closer to that 45 🌟
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