In the last decades of the 19th century, the Chinese inability to reform or modernize was largely due to

In the last decades of the 19th century, the Chinese inability to reform or modernize was largely due to

In the last decades of the 19th century, the Chinese inability to reform or modernize was largely due to




(A) foreign pressures not to modernize at all.
(B) constant rebellions and peasant revolts.
(C) elites and the dowager empress, who would allow nothing to limit their authority.
(D) the lack of an educated elite willing to lead or propose reform.
(E) the lack of a prosperous merchant class.






Answer: C


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