Rebellion in China

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Rebellion in China
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Taiping Rebellion

• 1851-1865

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• Who was involved? Chinese rebels v. foreigners
• What was the cause? Anti-foreign feelings
• What was the result? rebellion crushed by
  foreigners 50 million died 1/3 of China was
  devastated

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Hundred Days of Reform
1898
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• Wanted to preserve Confucianism, but introduce
  modern technology - built factories, improved war
  technology, sent students abroad to study

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• Reforms were opposed by Empress Ci Xi (Empress
  Dowager), the emperors widow

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Boxer Rebellion
1851-65
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• Who was involved? Chinese rebels v. foreigners
• What was the cause? Anti-foreign feelings

• What was the result? rebellion crushed by
  foreigners China forced to allow foreign troops
  in

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Revolution of 1911
1911-1912
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• Who was involved? Nationalists v. Qing Dynasty
• What was the cause? Government corruption and
  desire to overthrow foreign dynasty (anti-foreign
  feelings)

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• What was the result? Qing Dynasty overthrown
  Sun Yat-sen became president Emperor Pu Yi
  allowed to stay in Forbidden City (Last Emperor
  of China)

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Common Cause of Rebellion in China
People wanted foreigners out of China Europeans
and Manchu they were sick of being controlled by
outsiders
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Chinas President and his Three Principles of the
People
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• President Sun Yat-Sen
• Three Principles of the People
• nationalism (strong feelings
• for ones country)
• democracy (people participating
• in government)
• livelihood (jobs)

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How was Rebellion of 1911 NOT Successful?

• New leaders turned westward but the people failed
  to change
• Sun Yat-sen overthrown after only 2 years

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• Warlords control countryside
• Civil War begins - Nationalists Communists
  competed for control of China

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Civil War
1929-1949
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• Who was involved? Nationalists v. Communists
• What was the cause? Nationalists wanted to
  eliminate the Communists
• What was the result? Communists defended
  themselves during Long March and pushed
  Nationalists out

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Nationalist Party

• Leader Chiang Kai Shek
• Beliefs
• Promoted Three Principles of the People
• Tried to remove the Communists from China
• Capitalist
• Wanted foreigners out of China

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Chiang Kai Shek
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Communist Party

• Leader Mao Zedong
• Beliefs
• Wanted to improve economy for the poor
• Wanted to defeat Nationalists
• Established Peoples Republic of China
• Communist
• Wanted foreigners out of China

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Mao Zedong
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What was the only belief the Nationalists and
Communists had in common?

• Get the foreigners out of China!