1. Why was the rule of the Chinese Republic so brief?
The rule of the Chinese Republic was so brief because General Yuan Shikai tended to be dictator, despite the Nationalist Party’s efforts to spread Western influences in China. When Yuan was president of the new Chinese Republic, he did not fully comprehend the Western ideas being introduced to China. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party advocated for these Western ideas. However, Yuan promoted traditional manners such restoring Confucian traditions and attempting to create a new imperial dynasty. As a result of the conflicting values between the Nationalist Party and Yuan, the Nationalists led a rebellion soon after the new parliament was dissolved. Subsequently, with the additional chaos ensuing from Yuan’s death in 1916, his military subordinates were not strong enough to prevent the central government from collapsing as military warlords took control in the provinces. Therefore, order was not maintained and China went back into semi-anarchy for the several years.
2. How was Mao Zedong’s philosophy different from other Chinese communists? …show more content…
Based on his philosophy, he assisted in the peasant movement in southern China as an organizer. Soon, in the fall of 1926 during the Northern Expedition, he urged others in the rural villages of Hunan to protest and rebel against the warlords. Unlike the majority of CCP leaders, Mao sought after the belief that peasants can play an active part in the Chinese revolution with the addition that peasants deserved land reforms. Even the superior CCP leaders feared Mao’s motives because they did not want to endanger the alliance with the Nationalists due to the radical policies for
The rule of the Chinese Republic was so brief because General Yuan Shikai tended to be dictator, despite the Nationalist Party’s efforts to spread Western influences in China. When Yuan was president of the new Chinese Republic, he did not fully comprehend the Western ideas being introduced to China. On the other hand, the Nationalist Party advocated for these Western ideas. However, Yuan promoted traditional manners such restoring Confucian traditions and attempting to create a new imperial dynasty. As a result of the conflicting values between the Nationalist Party and Yuan, the Nationalists led a rebellion soon after the new parliament was dissolved. Subsequently, with the additional chaos ensuing from Yuan’s death in 1916, his military subordinates were not strong enough to prevent the central government from collapsing as military warlords took control in the provinces. Therefore, order was not maintained and China went back into semi-anarchy for the several years.
2. How was Mao Zedong’s philosophy different from other Chinese communists? …show more content…
Based on his philosophy, he assisted in the peasant movement in southern China as an organizer. Soon, in the fall of 1926 during the Northern Expedition, he urged others in the rural villages of Hunan to protest and rebel against the warlords. Unlike the majority of CCP leaders, Mao sought after the belief that peasants can play an active part in the Chinese revolution with the addition that peasants deserved land reforms. Even the superior CCP leaders feared Mao’s motives because they did not want to endanger the alliance with the Nationalists due to the radical policies for