Chapter 32 – Societies at Crossroads
Ch. 32, Intro… What issues did the Ottomans, Russians, Chinese and Japanese all face? (Pages 879 – 880)
Ch. 32, Sec. 1: The Ottoman Empire in Decline. Pages 880 – 887.
How did the Ottoman Empire crumble from both outside pressure and internal pressure?
Memory Questions:
Thinking Questions:
Divergent Thinking:
Evaluative Question:
 What were the major
problems for the Ottomans?
Describe the cycle of decline,
starting w/ military problems.
What if the Janissaries had
remained loyal to the empire?
Did the O Empire deserve its
nickname – “The Sick Man of
Europe”? Why or why not?
 What were capitulations?
What if Mahmud had not
made reforms?
…The Young Turks?
Evaluate the role of Islam in
the reform efforts.
Ch. 32, Sec. 2: The Russian Empire Under Pressure. Pages 887 – 892.
How did the tsars learn from the West? What lessons did they fail to learn?
Memory Questions:
Thinking Questions:
Divergent Thinking:
Evaluative Question:
What was the role of the
Crimean War?
How were the Romanov tsars
disconnected from those they
ruled?
What if the serfs had felt fairly
treated?
Evaluate the top-down
approach of the tsar on social,
political & economic reforms.
 Define anarchists.
… The Duma
… Soviets
How did military defeats lead
to internal problems?
What if Russia had won the
Russo-Japanese War?
How did industrial conditions
in Russia compare to Europe?
Ch. 32, Sec. 3: The Chinese Empire Under Siege. Pages 892 – 900.
In what ways was China under siege?
Memory Questions:
Thinking Questions:
Divergent Thinking:
Evaluative Question:
 What were the conditions
of the Treaty of Nanjing?
Describe the new silver flow.
What if the Taiping rebellion
had succeeded?
Evaluate the effectiveness of
 What factors led to the
Taiping Rebellion?
reform efforts in China.
…Taiping Rebellion
…Self-Strengthening Mvmnt.
… Hundred Days reforms
… Boxer Rebellion
Ch. 32, Sec. 4: The Transformation of Japan. Pages 900 – 905.
What after US warships steamed into Tokyo Bay? Why is it significant that they steamed?
Memory Questions:
Thinking Questions:
Divergent Thinking:
Evaluative Question:
 What problems faced the
Tokugawa?
How were the Ottoman,
Russian, Chinese and
Japanese societies similar?
What if the Japanese peasants
had felt fairly treated?
Evaluate the effectiveness of
the Meiji.
What if Japan had resisted the
ideas of the West?
What made Japan so well
poised for the 20th century?