Chinese Revolution

Question 1

What were the 4 spheres of Chinese life?

Answer 1

• Political arrangements
• Chinese Economy
• Society
• Chinese Image

Question 2

What did the Chinese people want?

Answer 2

A durable Structure

Question 3

What was Ziqiang and what did they want?

Answer 3

• Self strengthening movement

- wanted to adopt things from the west

Question 4

What were the two sub schools of Radical Reformists?

Answer 4

• some think they could do it with imperial structure

- some thought they needed to get rid of the imperial structure

Question 5

Who was sun yat-sen

Answer 5

• leader of the republican revolutionaries

- developed the ‘three principles of people”

Question 6

What were the three principles of people

Answer 6

1. Nationalism
2. Democracy
3. Public Welfare

Question 7

Who was Yuan Shikai?

Answer 7

military officer that was made prime minister

Question 8

What is the Kuomintang?

Answer 8

the opposing political party to Yuan Shikai, lead by sun yat-sen

Question 9

What are the overall gists of the 21 Demands?

Answer 9

• China to recognize the territory Japan had won from them
• Allow Japanese advisors in Chinese government
• Have china rely on Japan for military equipment and technology

Question 10

What is the May 4th movement?

Answer 10

Big demonstrations in china after Yuan Shikai conceded to recognizing the new Japanese territory

Question 11

What is the Northern Expedition and was it successful?

Answer 11

Yat-sen and his army marching north with southern warlords to topple republic in north - yes it was successful