China’s modern history

1. “Qing dynastic rule was ultimately rejected not because it was ineffective or because it was reactionary, but because it was not Chinese.” Discuss.
2. How far do you agree with the contention that 1919 was a more significant turning point in China’s modern history than 1911?
3. How do we evaluate 1911 revolution?
4. Why did the first Guomindang-CCP United Front fail?
5. To what extent can problems inherited from previous regimes be blamed for the Guomindang government’s failures during the Nanjing Decade (1928-37)?
6. Which do you think contributed more to the defeat of the Japanese in China, the Guomindang or the Chinese Communists?
7. What is the role of US in cross-straight relations?
8. What is China, Taiwan or US’s perspective of the cross-straight relation and what options do they have in dealing with the matter?

Critical to writing an analytical paper would be making a clearly stated central thesis and make your argument based on evidence to convince your readers of your thesis.