Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai was a man of great intellect in a different way that most people saw back in that time period and culture. Although he could not pass the examinations, he was blessed with other talents such as leading men into battle and also leading the country of China as the first president. This is why he is an interesting character study because he influenced China in many ways. He served in the army and was promoted up to one of the most prestigious positions and how the opportunity to become the first president of the Republic of China. In the article from the Encyclopedia Britannica titled “Yuan Shi-k’ai” whose primary contributor was Jerome Ch’en, and books “Yuan Shih-k’ai” by Jerome Ch’en as well, and “The Presedency of Yuan Shih-k’ai”…

factor in this, however so were other factors, such as the majority of the nations resentment to the Qing; the Boxer rising of 1900-01 and also, Yuan Shikai (the man with most…

Though the Qing government fell, Sun Yat-sen’s ideas for implementing a Western-style government regime in China never came to fruition. Lu describes this effect saying, “although the rumours flying about told them that the Revolutionary Party had taken the town, nothing else much had changed.” The Xinhai Revolution was technically a success, but the lack of political progression post-rebellion was a failure due to the lack of a leader in China who was ideologically aligned with the…

The Boxer Rebellion Have you ever heard about the boxer rebellion? The boxer rebellion started on November 2nd 1899 and was a rebellion was aimed at expelling all foreign powers from china, using violent force. This rebellion would target Christians and foreigner and that would affect China even more. The rebellion would cause of many death and would catch the attention of western powers and ultimately ending the Quig dynasty. The cause of the rebellion would date back to the mid 1800’s…

During the beginning of the 20th century, China had severe repercussions on its economy and social life, along with many natural disasters. The scatter of foreign and domestic policies across China, along with the defeat in the first Sino-Japanese War, eventually led to an uprising in China. During the rebellion there was an imbalance between social classes and power. Unfortunately, this created instability among the Chinese, leading to the 1911 revolution. Foreign influences in China were seen…

The European domination happens all around the world. Especially in Asian places, European domination happens obviously. The European domination happens because of historical and modern factors. In the side of historical factors, the wars between Asian countries and European countries, the results of post-wars, and the different developments of societies in Asian and European countries directly caused the European domination in the world. On the other hand, in the side of modern factors, the…

The Boxer rebellion in China in 1900 has many interesting parallels to events in the early 21st century. It saw an uprising in a non-western country against what was seen as the corrupting influence of western practices and ideologies. In some respects a foretaste of the current war against terrorism, in that a basically grass roots organisation fought what they saw as a holy war against a technologically superior collection of foreign powers to preserve their values and beliefs. On one side of…

nother outbreak occurs in China. The Chinese people are starting to grow anger for one main reason. They are mad because foreigners are take their jobs. The businesses of China are hiring foreigners because they have better knowledge and technology. Christian missionaries are helping the Chinese people by teaching them new customs. Some of the Chinese people are started to rebel against the missionaries. The majority of the people that went against the Chinese were known as “boxers” to the…

The Boxer Rebellion began in 1898 in the Qing Dynasty of China. During this rebellion there was an ongoing question of which side was fighting for the more “just” outcome because each had a very different opinion of what justice was. The Boxers were fighting against the British invaders and trying to unify China by ridding it of Christian influence. The foreigners were trying to make money by selling opium to the Chinese. Each side thought the other side is evil but they did not try to…

by the “rise of new republics, rise of women’s suffrage, and the devices of referendum, recall, and industrial democracy provided the stimuli.” China was opportunistic that the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911 opened up for educational reform and democratic initiatives. However, Radical ideas would be non-existent in China following the overthrow of the Qing and the short-lived republic. After Sun- Yat Sen was forced to vacate the presidency by Yuan Shikai in 1913, “China would sink into a dark…