Unit 1: the fall of Qing & rise of the Kuomintang Flashcards by eli liyanage

what did china invent

paper, printing, gunpowder, cpmass

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what was the main cause for rebllion

chinas repeated capitulation to foreign powers

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what was foreign powers taking control over china called

scramble for china

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who disliked foreign powers in china

the boxers

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who were the main targets to the boxers

christian missionaries

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what did boxers blame christians for

floods, and being favoured by courts.

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who were the boxers

martial group with millenarian spiritual beliefs who aimed to purfiy china

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who was blamed for opposing reform

cixi

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which main reform had cixi opposed

1898 hundred days reform

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who encouraged cixi to support the boxers

prince duan and general dong

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why did cixi choose war

foreign powers demanded control of chinas finance and military

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who refused to support cixi

Yuan Shikai

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who sent food to the legations

prince ronglu

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who was used to fight against boxers

Qing troops

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how many troops reached beijin

55,000

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when did troops enter beijing

14th august

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who was paid to supress the boxers and kill thousand

yuan shikai

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consequences of boxer uprising

invasion by 8-nation alliance
end of scramble for china
new policies
rise of japan

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who stayed in china even when other countries reteated

russia and japan

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what was abolished in 1905

imperial civil service exam

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what type of tortue was banned

death by a thousand cuts

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when was a new army establishedd

1908

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when was wuchang uprising

10th october 1911

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how far did the rebellion spread to

15 of 19 china provinces

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Establishment of Republic of China with Sun Yat-Sen as President

January 1912

who was abdicated in Febraury 1912

Puyi- the last emperor

how many ports were controlled by GB, France, USA, Germany, Russia and japan

what led to china declining in 19th century

stability and resistance

who opposed Manchu domination

the Han

what led to peasent riots

poor harvests, droughts, floods and tax rises

what were Sun Yat- Sens 3 principles

- Nationalism (of the ppl) - Democracy (by the ppl) - Socialism (for the people)

who was yuan shikai

general who served for Cixi

who was yuan shikai dismissed by

Prince Chun

what was yuan shikai appointed as when he came back

prime minister and army commander

Appointment of Yuan Shikai as President

March 1912

Establishment of Kuomintang

August 1912

who was KMT foudned by

Song Jiaoren

who was KMT opposed by

Yuan shikai

when did KMT win elections

1913

Failed ‘Second Revolution’ by Kuomintang

July 1913

who forced sun into exile

yuan

Yuan Shikai created Emperor

december 1915

Death of Yuan Shikai

June 1916

what led regional warlords to seize power for themselves

collapse of the empire

what led to further decline in authority of the central government

death of yuan shikai

who controlled vast territories

manchuria by the old and young marshals

where did KMT rule

Guangzhour

how many students were involved in the constant conflicts between warlords

300,000

why was there no relief in 1918 drought and 1923-5 floods

no central government

when did japan seize shantung

1914

when did china enter the japan war

1917

when did protests begin in Beijin

May 4th

who attacked the confucian culture

New Culture Movement

who did Sun look for aid as he failed to gain support from west

Russia

who came to china in 1923

soviets

who was chiang kai shek

protogé of sun

what was chiang kai shek put in charge of

Whampoa Military Academy

when did sun die

1925

when was CCP foudned

1921

how many members did CCP have at first

13 including mao

who did CCP depend on

soviet support

what allowed CCP to grow and avoid suppression

Suns alliance with USSR

What did Mao attend in 1921

1st CCP congress

why did Chiang launch his campaign

defeat nothern warlords and reuinfy china

what did soviet advises teach KMT to use

encirclement tactics

what did Chiang capture in 1928

Peking

why did Chiang order the Shanghai Massacres

he was threatened by communists

when was shanghai massacre

april 1927

how many communists were killed in shanghai massacre

5,000

where did mao establish ccp base

Ruikin in Jiangxi

how many people were killed in Maos purges

tens of thousands including 1million peasents

who was replaced as millitary leader and by who

mao by zhou enlai

when did Mao manage to secure a place

Long march

who launched extermination campagins to encircle Jianxi

Chiang

what tactics did mao use

guerilla warfar

what forced CCP to abandon Jiangxi

chiangs 5th campagin in 1934

Unit 1: the fall of Qing & rise of the Kuomintang Flashcards

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