Evaluate how far foreign involvement led to the collapse of the Qing Empire.
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Foreign involvement - military defeats, unequal treaties and economic penetration - was a major cause of the Qing collapse, but it brought the dynasty down mainly by worsening internal problems such as massive rebellions, failed reforms and rising Han nationalism.
Written by us as an example of the structure that earns the point (a claim plus a line of reasoning) - write your own.
The Chinese Alliance Association's 1907 proclamation was written by young revolutionaries studying abroad, whose purpose of overthrowing the Manchu dynasty explains why it blames the Qing for both foreign humiliation and internal decline.
Do this for at least 2 documents to earn the sourcing point.
Show how foreign and internal causes reinforced each other (opium and indemnities draining revenue that rebellions also strained), or compare the Qing collapse with the Ottoman Empire's decline under similar pressures.
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