Question

Question
At the time, why did people think that China would easily win the First Sino-Japanese War? Was this assumption correct, and why or why not?(1 point)
Responses

People thought China would win the war because it had a bigger military. This assumption was incorrect because Japan’s technology was more advanced, which helped it win the war.
People thought China would win the war because it had a bigger military. This assumption was incorrect because Japan’s technology was more advanced, which helped it win the war.

People thought China would win the war because it had the support of Western imperialist powers. This assumption was incorrect because it turned out that Japan had their support also.
People thought China would win the war because it had the support of Western imperialist powers. This assumption was incorrect because it turned out that Japan had their support also.

People thought China would win the war because Japan had a bigger military. This assumption was incorrect because China’s technology was more advanced, which helped it win the war.
People thought China would win the war because Japan had a bigger military. This assumption was incorrect because China’s technology was more advanced, which helped it win the war.

People thought China would win the war because it had less land to defend. This assumption was incorrect because Japan’s technology was more advanced, which helped it win the war.

Answer 1

Choose the first response.

Explanation: At the time people expected China to win because it was a much larger, older empire with greater manpower and resources. That expectation was wrong — Japan’s Meiji modernization produced a far more effective modern army and navy, better technology, training, organization and leadership, while Qing forces suffered from outdated equipment, poor logistics and corruption. Those factors let Japan win.