Humanities Homework
"Intrusions in Asia" Write one paragraph per part with a minimum of 125 words for each part of the discussion.
(1) Explain: Describe the key motives involved in the increased presence of Westerners in India, China, and Japan in the 1700s and 1800s.
(2) Discuss: Identify the key factors that led to Britians successful impositions of its presence and trade policies on China, despite communications like those from Emperor Ch'ien-lung (i.e., Qianlong) and Commissioner Lin Zexu (i.e., Lin Tse-hsu).
(3) GIve Example: Argue for or against the British policies regarding China in the 1800s, using analogies from out own modern times.