Sun Yat-Sen

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Sun Yat-Sen
By Andy Wilder, Riley Newell, David Morgenstern,
and Justin Martin Fleming 2-17-05 Period 4/5
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The question!
What role did Sun Yet-sen play in the collapse of
the Qing dynasty, and what were his goals for
China?
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Revolutionary Alliance
During the late 1800's and early 1900's, even the
empress Dowager, whohated reforms was forced to
embrace them.  This created socialupheaval, Sun
Yet-sen, a young radical, formed the Revived
ChinaSociety in the last decade of the 19th
century.  Sun was educated inHawaii he had a
convention in Tokyo (1905) in which he united
radicalgroups from across China into the so
called "Revolutionary Alliance"also known as
Tongmenghui or T'ung Meng Hui.
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His ideas
"Three People'sPrinciples" are as follows 1.  
   Nationalism (Kill Manchus)2.    
 Democracy3.      People's livelihoodHe LOVED
the number 3The three stage process1.    
 Military Takeover2.      Something the book
doesn't list3.      Constitutional Democracy
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Action!

• The inexperienced organization would benefit from
  discontent of citizens
• October 1911, they revolted in Wuhan in Central
  China. While Sun was visiting America, the group
  lacked leadership.
• Sun returned but his party was too weak for an
  effective revolution.  So, he bribed GeneralYuan
  Shikai who was ordered to suppress the rebellion.
   Ended previous Manchu dynasty

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Results
The RevolutionaryAlliance was aimed for middle
class to be the foundation.  The middleclass in
China was too small and few even participated
which causedthem to fail to make a good
government.
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Summary!
Thank God it's over...
Sun Yet-sen destroyed the old government but
could not create a replacement government.