Sheridan Karl
Victor Viser
Activism and Communication
October 16th, 2015
Xinhai Revolution of 1911
The Chinese Revolution of 1911, also known as the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, the main purpose was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and Imperialistic China in general, and to create the Republic of China, which eventually happened from years of revolutions and triumphs. Tensions had been growing between the Manchu and Han civilizations since the 17th century. The Manchu civilization are a Chinese ethnic minority but still held the power over the Dynasty for thousands of years. However, The Revolution put an end to the Manchu ruling, and to dynasties as well to create a more equal nation among the people. Throughout history, this is a fairly important …show more content…
Dirty money between political leaders was everything, whoever held the money held the power, and in this case it was the Manchus dominating the Hans, since the Manchus were in control of the Dynasty. The Han citizens, or the lower class, wanted a republic nation so that everyone could be equal. At the time the empress was Empress Dowager Cixi, who effected institutional changes of the same sort that she had resisted and to appoint reform minded officials. China had inaugurated a Republic on 1 January 1912 three years after her death. As the Qing Dynasty was growing weaker revolutionaries like Sun Yat-sen took advantage of it to eventually overthrow the Dynasty. However, the Dynasty would try anything to keep the power in their hands and not let the lower class get a hold of it. They tried for several years but with how weak they were and how many people wanted a revolution, they eventually …show more content…
The Literary Society and Progressive Association were holding a conference in Wuchang, along with sixty representatives from local New Army units. While the revolutionaries were there, they had established tactical headquarters for the uprising. Not delaying the uprising any further they launched the revolt on October 10, 1911. The revolutionaries captured the city of Wuchang on the morning of October 11, and announced the establishment of the "Military Government of Hubei of Republic of China". The conference chose Li Yuanhong as the leader of the temporary government. After this uprising many more occurred afterwards but did not have the same effect on the nation as this one did. It was the first real revolution action of the beginning of the Republic of
Victor Viser
Activism and Communication
October 16th, 2015
Xinhai Revolution of 1911
The Chinese Revolution of 1911, also known as the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, the main purpose was to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and Imperialistic China in general, and to create the Republic of China, which eventually happened from years of revolutions and triumphs. Tensions had been growing between the Manchu and Han civilizations since the 17th century. The Manchu civilization are a Chinese ethnic minority but still held the power over the Dynasty for thousands of years. However, The Revolution put an end to the Manchu ruling, and to dynasties as well to create a more equal nation among the people. Throughout history, this is a fairly important …show more content…
Dirty money between political leaders was everything, whoever held the money held the power, and in this case it was the Manchus dominating the Hans, since the Manchus were in control of the Dynasty. The Han citizens, or the lower class, wanted a republic nation so that everyone could be equal. At the time the empress was Empress Dowager Cixi, who effected institutional changes of the same sort that she had resisted and to appoint reform minded officials. China had inaugurated a Republic on 1 January 1912 three years after her death. As the Qing Dynasty was growing weaker revolutionaries like Sun Yat-sen took advantage of it to eventually overthrow the Dynasty. However, the Dynasty would try anything to keep the power in their hands and not let the lower class get a hold of it. They tried for several years but with how weak they were and how many people wanted a revolution, they eventually …show more content…
The Literary Society and Progressive Association were holding a conference in Wuchang, along with sixty representatives from local New Army units. While the revolutionaries were there, they had established tactical headquarters for the uprising. Not delaying the uprising any further they launched the revolt on October 10, 1911. The revolutionaries captured the city of Wuchang on the morning of October 11, and announced the establishment of the "Military Government of Hubei of Republic of China". The conference chose Li Yuanhong as the leader of the temporary government. After this uprising many more occurred afterwards but did not have the same effect on the nation as this one did. It was the first real revolution action of the beginning of the Republic of