Why did Imperial Rule in China end in 1912?

Find out the answer to the question using the links below and organising your research in this template: Inquiry Cycle: Essay Research Organiser

General links

http://www.china-mike.com/chinese-history-timeline/part-10-qing-dynasty/

historylearningsite.co.uk

Pu Yi autobiography
Long Term Causes
history-of-china.com
Boxer rebellion PDF
Excerpt Part 1 from Twentieth Century China by Keith Schoppa PDF
Excerpt Part 1 from Twentieth Century China by Keith Schoppa PDF
Excerpt from China: From Empire to the People’s Republic 1900-1949 by M. Lynch

Opium wars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium_Wars
http://www.druglibrary.org/schaffer/heroin/opiwar1.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0836734.html
http://www.sacu.org/opium2.html

Taiping rebellion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/580815/Taiping-Rebellion
http://acc6.its.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~phalsall/texts/taiping.htmlhttp://taipingrebellion.com

Boxer rebellion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_Rebellion
http://www.smplanet.com/imperialism/fists.html
http://wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/BOXER.HTM
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1900s/qt/boxer.htm
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/boxer.asp

Sequential & transitional terms to help with essay writing

APA Referencing

There are some simple rules that you should follow when doing the referencing:

1. Use the title ‘Reference List’ not Bibliography.
2. List all the references in alphabetical order.
3. Always indent after the first line, one tab in.
4. Use the correct format for each reference (see guide below).
5. Do not number the references or use separate lists for books / websites / movies.

Guide to using APA
Example of very good Reference list by a grade 8 student

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Essay Planner –  use this to plan the rough draft of your essay.

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