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Taking Action: 1900-1949

Taking Action: 1900-1949. http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/chin-cw2.htm. Taking Action: 1900-1949. The Demise of the Qing Dynasty The death of the dynasty was the result of many problems both internal and external—from the Empress Dowager and the various wars and rebellions.

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Taking Action: 1900-1949

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  1. Taking Action: 1900-1949 http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/chin-cw2.htm

  2. Taking Action: 1900-1949 The Demise of the Qing Dynasty The death of the dynasty was the result of many problems both internal and external—from the Empress Dowager and the various wars and rebellions.

  3. Taking Action:1900-1949Reformers in the wake of Qing Kang Youwei Liang Qichao

  4. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Sun Yatsen (1866-1925) Exposed to Western values, Sun pushes for a democratic reforms. Revolutionary Alliance starts numerous rebellions. Yuan Shikai named the new president of the republic. By early 1912, Qing Dynasty had been overthrown. However, Yuan merely became a new Chinese dictator/emperor.

  5. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Yuan Shikai

  6. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Dislodging Authority1916-1928 was a new warlord period Tibet and Mongolia opted out of China Hu Shi attacks “a dead language”

  7. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Lu Xun (1881-1936) Wrote in the vernacular

  8. Taking Action: 1900-1949 China is pulled from within and without Students desire for modernization Other countries involved Internal resistance to drop “Chinese-ness” Rise of communism

  9. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Building a party-state Comintern assists China Growing unrest spread The United Front attempted to bridge the gap between the Nationalists and Communists

  10. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Jiang Jieshi Nationalist with military background Linked with Nazis New Life Movement Lead Chinese modernization Emphasized urban and not rural development Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek)

  11. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Liberating Women Paradigm shift in view of women Qui Jin was a leading activist Foot binding, sexism, arranged marriages, voting, divorce, etc. were some of the feminist issues

  12. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Japanese Invasion Manchuria gave leverage in China Shanghai attacked by Japan Jiang captured by Japanese Japan moved against Shanghai Rape of Nanking followed Flying Tigers from US helped China defend itself against the Japanese the Big Four, UN, and FDR

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  15. Taking Action: 1900-1949 Communist Victory Due in part to corruption, economy, and lack of solving rural problems by the Nationalists Mao’s Long March—6000 miles Power base—peasants Mao Zedong

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