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REVOLUTION After the fall of
the Qing dynasty, nationalist
and Communist movements
struggled for power. <33 -
build the army and navy, construct modern factories, reform education.
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1911 - Pu Yi, the last Qing Emperor is overthrown.
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was precipitated by a coup d'état. Chinese troops rushed into Seoul to head off a Japanese reaction. This was the beginning of a Chinese forward policy that would reassert Chinese rights of suzerainty over Korea. Yuan made a success of himself and spent the next twelve years in Korea in various capacities.
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Sun calls for "Three Principles of the People" nationalism - end to foreign control people's rights - democracy people's livelihood - economic security
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Mass demonstrations showed China's anger over the unfavorable terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
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A sword. The jian was one of the most common weapons used in ancient China. <33
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organized by Mao Zedong and others in Shanghai.
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assumes leadership of the Nationalists after Sun dies. His Kuomintang forces launch raids and attacks against the Communists over the next few years, particularly 1927.
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a 6000-mile journey lasting more than a year.
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the struggle between Nationalists and Communists is temporarily set aside to face a common enemy.
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The seeds of China’s late-20thcentury
political thought,
communism, were planted at
this time. <33
