Self+Strength+Albert+and+Andrew

Who: Chinese Reformers. The governer generals responsible for reforming regions were Tseng Ku-fan, Li Hung-chang, Chang Chih-tung, and Tso Tsung t'ang.

What: Failure of Self-strengthening. Although Japan's Meiji restoration was successful, China crumbled when they tried to unite, they crumbled. However, when the governor-generals took over their respective regions, reform was successful.

When: The 1890's brought the failure of China's entire unity but the regional recoveries began during the 1860's.

Where: China as a whole, as well as different regions that were ruled by governor-generals

Why: The overall unification of China failed because of the size and stability of the Imperial government. The reformers were too spread out throughout the large country of China to unify China as a whole. They didn't reform any institution of Chinese government. However, the governor generals were able to succeed because they rebuilt the infrastructure of the society.

How: Governor generals adopted Western technologies and practices.