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Overthrown by the nationalists in 1911 |
Qing Dynasty |
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This dynasty had ruled for three centuries |
Qing dynasty |
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This Republic was created in 1912 |
Republic of China |
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Modernizers that led to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty |
Kuomintang nationalists |
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Nationalist leader who became president |
Sun Yixian |
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Nationalism - end foreign domination and unify China - Democratic rights - People's livelihood - Economic security for individuals |
Three principles of the people |
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A struggle broke out among various groups for control of China - world war causes more problems - China supported the Allies hoping for German territories in China- Treaty of Versailles gave these territories to Japan |
Chinese disunity |
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Chinese nationalist revolt - begin with outrage over Versailles treaty - some Chinese turned against Western democracy and to communism - goal was to modernize and strengthen China |
May 4th movement 1919 |
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Father of Communism in China - emphasized peasants as the revolutionaries - peasants sided with the communist and Mao promise of land |
Mao Zedong |
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Sun Yxian died and was replaced by Jiang Jieshi on what year |
1929 |
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Promised democracy but there was much corruption - originally worked with the Communist but differences developed |
Nationalist Jeng Jeshi |
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What year did the nationalist attack the communist |
1927 |
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What year did nationalists proclaim new government |
1928 |
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In 1929 nationalist proclaimed the new government called? |
Nationalist Republic of China |
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Communist rejected the new government in China and did what? |
Fought for control |
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Jiang's army surrounded Mao and the communist - communist escaped and Marched 6,000 miles to escape for over 1 year - communist settled in northwestern China to regroup |
The Long March |
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The Chinese stopped fighting each other when ? |
When Japan invaded |
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Japan saw the civil war in China as an opportunity to? |
Invade |
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The civil war in China resumed when? |
After world war II ended |
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Who won the civil war in China |
Communist in 1949 |
