China AOS 1 Flashcards
When was the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war?
1st August 1894
When was the beginning of the Hundred Days of Reform?
11th June 1898
What happened on the 21st September 1898?
1) House arrest of Emperor Guangxu ordered by Empress Cixi
2) End of the Hundred Days of Reform
When did the boxer forces reach Beijing?
13th June 1900
When did the Qing government declare war on foreign powers?
21st June 1900
When did Cixi and her imperial court flee Beijing?
15th August 1900
When was the Boxer Protocol signed?
7th September 1901
When did Sun Yat-sen form the Tongmenghui and in what country?
30th July 1905 and in Japan
When did Emperor Guangxu die?
14th November 1908
When did Empress Cixi die?
15th November 1908
What happened on the 29th December 1911?
The Provisional Government of the Republic of China was proclaimed at Nanjing
When was the inauguration of President Yuan Shikai?
10th March 1912
When was the Guomindang (GMD) formed?
25th August 1912
When did Yuan Shikai dissolve the national parliament?
February 1914
What year did the New Culture Movement emerge?
1915
What happened on the 15th January 1915?
Japan presented the 21 Demands to China
When did Yuan Shikai abdicate and die?
Abdication: 12th March 1916
Death: 6th June 1916
When was the beginning of the warlord era?
1917
What movement occurred on the 4th May 1918?
China’s treatment at Versailles peace conference sparked the May Fourth Movement
When was the first congress of the Chinese Communist Party?
23rd-31st July 1921
When was the Sun-Joffe Declaration?
26th January 1923