Upheavals in China

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Upheavals in China

• Chapter 12
• Section 4

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The Chinese Republic in Trouble

• Chinas Qing Dynasty collapsed in 1911.
• Sun Yixian, the president of Chinas new
  republic, wanted to rebuild China on the Three
  Principles of the People-nationalism, democracy,
  and economic security.
• After making little progress, China fell into
  chaos from the twin evils of warlord uprisings
  and foreign imperialism.
• In 1912, Sun Yixian stepped down as president in
  favor of Yuan Shikai, who wanted to create a
  strong central government.

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The Twin Evils

• Read The Chinese Republic in Trouble (pg
  405-406)
• How did warlord uprisings and foreign imperialism
  lead to the May Fourth movement?
• Define
• Twenty-One Demands
• May Fourth Movement
• vanguard

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Struggle for a New China

• Read Struggle for a New China (pg 406-407)
• How did the Communists manage to survive Jiangs
  extermination campaigns?
• Define
• Guomindang
• Long March

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Japanese Invasion

• Read Japanese Invasion (pg. 409)
• How did the Japanese invasion help unify the
  Chinese temporarily?
• What was the rape of Nanjing?

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