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China’s after Qing Dynasty

China’s after Qing Dynasty. 1911- 1949 . Father of the Republic. 1911 Revolution brings an end to Imperial Rule in China! Sun Yat-Sen, father of the republic, tries to establish a republic in China. 1 st President of the Republic and founder of the Nationalist Party ( Kuomingtang ).

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China’s after Qing Dynasty

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  1. China’s after Qing Dynasty 1911-1949

  2. Father of the Republic. 1911 Revolution brings an end to Imperial Rule in China! Sun Yat-Sen, father of the republic, tries to establish a republic in China. 1st President of the Republic and founder of the Nationalist Party (Kuomingtang). Doctor, revolutionist and political leader.

  3. 1927-1949Civil War breaks out in China

  4. In midst of Civil War, Japan Invaded China • The Country is destroyed by years of fighting! • In the midst of the Civil War; Japan had invaded China- creating even more destruction • Rape of Nanjing

  5. Chinese Deaths from Japan in WWII

  6. Destruction of War!

  7. China is weak after Civil War. • The country had little industry. What had existed had been destroyed after so many years of war. • Money was valueless. • The towns had high unemployment. • The countryside was experiencing food shortages; and if the countryside was not producing food, then the cities were bound to be short of food as well. • China’s population was increasing by 14 million a year which would only make all shortages worse.

  8. People’s Republic of China 1949

  9. In beginning, success of Communist! By 1952- All Foreigners are thrown out of the country! Opium is outlawed! Gambling is outlawed! Stability after years of warfare. Passed Marriage Laws & equality of women. Foot-binding is outlawed Cars, foreigners and foreign businesses all disappeared. The favored means of transport was the bicycle.

  10. Anti- Western Elements! The West had caused the “100 Years of Humiliation” The U.S. was part of the Spheres of Influence- Open Door Policy The West has a capitalist economic system; many social classes- verses Communist economic system.

  11. 1950 Agrarian Reform Law • Animals, machinery and land were given to the peasants. • The Communist Party encouraged the peasants to take over the land and to try "evil landowners". It is thought that as many as 1 million ex-landlords were executed between 1949 and 1953. • Class Less Society!!! Equality

  12. Marriage Reform Law • "All marriages are to be based on the free consent of men and women." • Divorce was made easier to get. It had been all but impossible under the old regime. • Polygamy, the sale of women into prostitution and the killing of unwanted female babies were all banned. • Punishment for breaking these laws could be severe.

  13. Five Year Plan-Heavy Industry

  14. Mao’s Next Two initiatives! Great Leap Forward Cultural Revolution

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