The Qing Dynasty was the last in a long line of dynasties to rule China.
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Why was there a discontented underclass?
Young, poor men found it difficult to find wives because the rich would take more than one wife.
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Why was the 19th century called 'the century of humiliation' for the chinese?
China had lost the Opium War against Britian which resulted in China having to sign a treaty which handed over Hong Kong.
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What was happening in the 1890s and what did it lead to?
The Chinese Empire was being carved up between Japan and European powers. This led to a nationalist movement that wanted to remove foreign powers and modernise China's government.
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What did the chinese people feel about foreign power?
The chinese people resented the foreign powers because the foreigners had special rights meaning they could disobey chinese law.
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What happened in 1911?
An uprising which resulted in the abdication of the emperor and the establishment of the chinese repubic.
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Who declared himself Emperor in 1915?
Yuan Shikai
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What happened when the Emperor died in 1916?
Shikai had left no successor so China was left for 10 years without proper leadership.
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What was the 'May 4th movement', why was it formed and what was it the beginning of?
China resented the Japanese influence and it was dedicated to rejuvenation of China. This was the beginnign of the establishment of the communist party.
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Who were the goumindang?
They were the nationalists. They were based on 3 principles: nationalism, democracy and the peoples livelihood.
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Who were the CCP?
They were the Chinese Communist Party.
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Who was Chiang Kaishek?
Chaing Kaishek was the leader of the goumindang after Sun Yat-sen died in 1925.
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What happened in April 1927?
Chaing Kaishek massacred his communist allies, it was estimated 5000-10,000 communists were killed.
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Why was there a discontented underclass?
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Young, poor men found it difficult to find wives because the rich would take more than one wife.
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Why was the 19th century called 'the century of humiliation' for the chinese?
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Card 4
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What was happening in the 1890s and what did it lead to?
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Card 5
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What did the chinese people feel about foreign power?
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