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Summary A podcast in which I discuss how charter schools work and why people find them a controversial topic TOC Introduction, What are Charter Schools, Charter VS Public, Pros and Cons of Charter Schools, Conclusion, Shameless Plugs Additional Resources Vox - Everything you need to know about charter schools National Alliance for Public Charter Schools - About Charter Schools NCEE - The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts: Final Report Education Week - What are Charter Schools? Harvard Ed. Magazine - The Battle Over Charter Schools

In this episode, I discuss how industrialization and western influence affect the Ottoman Empire, China, and Japan during the Modern Period (1750-1900).  Topics #1 Introduction #2 Characteristics of Successful Empires during the Industrial Period #3 Ottoman Empire (Background Info; Loss of Land in Egypt, Greece, Balkan Crisis; Tanzimat Reforms and Rulers [Sultan Selim III, Mahmud II, Abdul Hamid]; Conservative Backlash (Janissaries and Ulama) #4 China Qing Dynasty (Background Info, Opium War, Treaty of Nanking, Taiping Rebellion, Self-Strengthening Movement, Empress Cixi, and Boxer Rebellion) #5 Comparing the Ottomans to the Chinese #6 Japan (Background Info, Meiji Reforms, Emperor Mutsuhito, Conservative Samurai Backlash, Russo-Japanese and Sino-Japanese Wars, Social Darwinism + "Goodbye Asia" #7 Conclusion