Although the Chinese Exclusion Act was abolished (after 60 years)

Businesses realized that they could pay them below minimum wages and get away with it, so they did

This can become dangerous if people utilize these labels as a form of hatred–which can turn into violence

Opium is highly addictive, and at first was used for medical purposes, but in the early 1800s,

The fact that the companies were also divided along ethnic lines also allowed a degree of separation between the Manchu and the people they had conquered.

he background of desire to eventually conquer and colonize the country also didn’t help, so it just painted a moderate connection in my mind while interacting with the conten

Europeans viewed the Chinese this way, they were almost forced to provide them some level of respect.

China was also a powerful nation, and the Europeans were restricted to trading cities along its coast.

The Mulslim areas were beginning to rebel, there was corruption within the government

The wall as a whole was a colossal failure

A positive change for women was the fact they no longer had to bind their feet, an extremely painful process. Traditional dress was changed and enforced.

For instance, killing those who refused to comply was them not welcoming change and neither was the head shaving mandate a way of them being receptive of others

With the Ming forces stretched so thin, there was no one to protect farmers when marauders attacked them

nation as a sort of fluid concept instead of specific parameters that a society needs to fit.

Control can be a healthy way to express needs and maintain a space of peace; however, it is questionable whether the amount of control within China is appropriate and helpful

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