Qing China And Ottoman Empire Similarities

The Similarities and Differences Between the Governments of Qing China and The Ottoman Empire in the 19th and 20th Centuries The governments of both Qing China and the Ottoman Empire had many significant similarities and differences during the nineteenth and and turn of the twentieth centuries. Three outstanding similarities between these two glorious empires during this time are that they had many reforms, the intervention of the Europeans was part of the reason why both declined, and that both empires lost more when they tried to fight back. Although both empires are very similar, they also have some differences, which include, how the Europeans intervened and the what each empire chose to do with their distaste for Europeans. Both Qing China and the Ottoman Empire had similar reforms during the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries. Both empires wanted a stronger military in …show more content…
The subjects of the Qing Dynasty felt anger towards their emperor for giving in instead of towards the Europeans. This resentment towards their emperor led to the Taiping rebellion. After that there was a major epidemic, followed by a series of many reforms, which have been previously discussed. Unlike the subjects of the Qing Dynasty, the subjects of the Ottoman Empire had an intense hate for Europeans. This resentment they had caused them to become secret allies with Germany and eventually become one of the Central Powers in World War I.
During the time period between the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, both the Qing Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire went through many economic changes. They both had many reforms and as well as many quarrels with the Europeans. In both empires, the Europeans had a hand in their economic downfalls, in different ways but with the same result. And both empires responded differently to what the Europeans had done to