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29 Cards in this Set
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Sun Yat-sen
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Father of Chinese Revolution (1911). Wanted to unify China: emphasized nationality, democracy.
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Yuan Shikai
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Sun Yatsen bows out in favor of Shikai. Controls the #1 military organization in China, becomes Emperor. His death ends the Manchu Era, brings in the Warlord Period.
President at the time of the 21 demands (with Shigenobu as PM). |
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Jiang Jieshi (Ch'iang K'ai-shek)
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Leader of nationalist Party in China (KMT). Replaced Sun in 1925.
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Zhang Zoulin (1873-1928)
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Took over Beijing, removed by Wu Peifu, who is soon overthrown. Beijing given back to Zoulin, Japanese military intervene to grant him autonomy.
1928: Jpn warlord wants to gain Manchuria, the Jpn general blows up Zhang Zoulin's train.l. |
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Zhang Xue-liang
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Zhang Zoulin's son. Ruler of Manchuria after Zoulin's death. Instigated Xi'an Incident, placed under house arrest by Kaishek for 50 years.
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Henry Pu-Yi
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"Last emperor" of the Qing Dynasty. Becomes Emperor of Manchukuo (puppet state) by Empire of Japan, rules until the 2nd Sino-Japanese War.
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Zhou Enlai
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2nd most important in Communist history. Founded CCP in France, returns to China and joins Mao.
When meeting with Xueliang, has a chance to shoot Kaishek, misses the chance! Dumb luck. |
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Emperor Meiji (1852-1912)
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Emperor during the Meiji Restoration. 122nd Emperor.
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Emperor Taisho (1879-1926)
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Son of Emperor Meiji. 123rd Emperor of Japan. Known for physical difficulties, weakness allowed manipulation by the genro clique.
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Emperor Showa
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124th Emperor of Japan. Succeeded Taisho, headed military imperialist reign of Japan. Known as Hirohito, not prosecuted for War Crimes (to pacify all of Japan).
62 years of rule- longest ever. = 20th century |
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Emperor Heisei
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Current Emperor: Prince Akihito. 125th Emperor.
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Okuma Shigenobu
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8th and 17th Prime Minister of Japan. Founder of Waseda University.
PM at time of 21 Demands (with Yuan Shikai as President). Known for active foreign policy. |
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Hara Takashi
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19th PM of Japan. Elected member of the legislature.
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Tanaka Giichi
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Head of the Seiyukai. 26th PM. Two tasks: solve economic crisis, rectify soft foreign policy.
Aggressive foreign policy and stance toward China, combated "dangerous thought." |
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Hashimoto Kingoro
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Militarist Colonel. Desired expansion for Japan. Planned March Incident and October Incident.
Formed Sakura Kai (political reform by getting rid of parties). |
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Araki Sadao
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General. Served as war minister. Leader (with Mazaki) of radical Army group, Kodo-ha [Imperial Way Faction]. Supported Japanese traditions, USSR as primary enemy.
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Inukai Tsuyoshi
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PM of Japan 1931. Set out to curb army actions in Manchuria. Extremists assassinate Inukai.
IMPORTANCE: Marked the end of Party gov't and the beginning of military dominance. |
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Nagata Tetsuzan
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General in the Imperial Army and founder of "Total War" Theory. Executed by Saburo Aizawa ("Aizawa Incident"), brings in era of Control Faction in army.
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Tojo Hideki
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General in Imperial Army. 40th PM during WWII. Directly responsible for Pearl Harbor, which brought Japan into war with the U.S.
Sentenced to death for war crimes. |
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Saionji Kinmochi
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Emperor's advisor and the last surviving genro. Very close to Okada assassination.
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Prince Konoe Fumimaru
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(34, 38, 39) PM in 1937 leading up to WWII. Close relative of the emperor and tool of the military.
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Yamamoto Isoroku
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Admiral during Pacific War. Developed new technology which allowed torpedoes to operate in shallow water. Planned Pearl Harbor and Midway.
Assassinated. |
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Abe Shinzo
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Current PM of Japan
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Jonathan Wainwright
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Commander of Allied Forces in Philippines during WWII. POW at hands of Japanese.
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Douglas MacArthur
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Commanding general of the US forces in the Far East [troops in Philippines, retreated to Australia, occupied Japan]
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Albert Einstein
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Recommended that the US begin developing the Atomic Bomb. Theoretical physicist, German.
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Edward Teller
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Hungarian theoretical physicist. Father of the Hydrogen bomb. Early member of the Manhattan Project.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
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American theoretical physicist. Father of the atomic bomb, but then becomes great advocate of not using it.
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Leslie Groves
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Directed the Manhattan Project. US Army corp of Engineers.
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