Extended Essay on Qing Dynasty Downfall
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
I am finalising my IB History Extended Essay and need a polished, 4 000-word paper that answers the research question:
“To what extent did economic mismanagement contribute to the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 compared with the impact of political corruption?”
The essay must examine four separate perspectives:
• economic mismanagement as the decisive cause
• political corruption as the decisive cause
• the argument that economic factors were comparatively less significant
• the argument that political factors were comparatively less significant
To build these perspectives, I expect balanced use of primary historical documents—memorials to the throne, edicts, tax registers, treaty texts, etc.—alongside carefully chosen secondary sources such as scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles. Please weave material from both the late-Qing years (c. 1860-1912) and the early Republican period (1912-1920) in equal measure, letting the transition itself illuminate continuity or change.
IB requirements are strict, so footnotes (or endnotes) and a full bibliography must follow recognised academic conventions, and the word count (not including references, abstract, or appendices) should sit just under 4 000 words to leave room for final formatting.
Deliverables
1. Complete 4 000-word essay in editable format (Word or Google Docs)
2. Abstract (≤ 300 words) and table of contents
3. Footnotes/endnotes and full bibliography of all primary and secondary sources
4. Turnitin-ready PDF
I will review an outline and sample paragraph before you move on to the full draft to ensure the line of argument matches the IB rubric.
“To what extent did economic mismanagement contribute to the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 compared with the impact of political corruption?”
The essay must examine four separate perspectives:
• economic mismanagement as the decisive cause
• political corruption as the decisive cause
• the argument that economic factors were comparatively less significant
• the argument that political factors were comparatively less significant
To build these perspectives, I expect balanced use of primary historical documents—memorials to the throne, edicts, tax registers, treaty texts, etc.—alongside carefully chosen secondary sources such as scholarly books and peer-reviewed articles. Please weave material from both the late-Qing years (c. 1860-1912) and the early Republican period (1912-1920) in equal measure, letting the transition itself illuminate continuity or change.
IB requirements are strict, so footnotes (or endnotes) and a full bibliography must follow recognised academic conventions, and the word count (not including references, abstract, or appendices) should sit just under 4 000 words to leave room for final formatting.
Deliverables
1. Complete 4 000-word essay in editable format (Word or Google Docs)
2. Abstract (≤ 300 words) and table of contents
3. Footnotes/endnotes and full bibliography of all primary and secondary sources
4. Turnitin-ready PDF
I will review an outline and sample paragraph before you move on to the full draft to ensure the line of argument matches the IB rubric.