During the Self-Strengthening Movement,what Prevented the Reformers from Achieving Their

question 24

Multiple Choice

During the Self-Strengthening Movement,what prevented the reformers from achieving their goal of self-sufficiency in military infrastructure?

• A)Foreign advisers were easily bribed.
• B)Qing generals refused to consider new military tactics.
• C)Corruption and inefficiency of the imperial bureaucracy prevented success.
• D)The Sino-Japanese War interrupted its implementation.
• E)The notion of self-sufficiency went against Confucian ethics.

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