Asia

What surprises you about how Asia has turned out, given the history you have been studying? Give multiple examples of exactly what has surprised you and why.
Topics covered: imperial china Ming to Qing dynasties 1644 to ca 1800), Tokugawa japan (1600- ca 1800), Mughal India (1526- ca 1800), 19th century Asia challenges from the west 1800-1867, modernization in Asia 1857-1919, 20th century Asia nationalism war and revolution 1919-1949, post ww11 Asia: development and struggle 1949 to 1976, contemporary Asia to the mid 1990s
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