China AOS1 Stats Flashcards
How much area does China cover?
9.2 million km2
What % do mountain ranges cover and how much viable farm land does this leave?
60% mountain range
15-20% farm land
What % of the population are Han and how many different languages are spoken?
90% Han
55 languages
What % of the population to peasants make up?
80%
Timeline of peasant population increase from 1700s to 1850s:
1700: 200 mill
1800: 300 mill
1850: 450 mill
How much land did peasants own?
17%
What % were the landlords and what % of land did they own in the 1850s and 1930s?
1850s: 60% land
1930s: 4% population, 50% land
When was the century of shame?
1849-1949
When was the Taiping Rebellion and how many people were killed?
1850-1864
30-50 million killed
Between what years was the New Government period?
1901-1909
When did Sun create the Revive China Society?
1894
When were the Three Principles of the People made?
1905
Under Sun’s democracy transition plan, how many years of military dictatorship were required?
3 years
Under Sun’s democracy transition plan, how many years of ‘tutelage period’ were required?
6 years
When was Tongmenghui (Revolutionary Alliance) formed?
Sept 1905
By what year, how many members had contacts in provinces?
1906, 10,000 members
Between what years did 3 out 4 major rebellions occur?
1908-1911
When did the Xinhai Revolution occur?
10 October 1911
Within how many, how many provinces declared independence during the Xinhai Revolution?
6 weeks
24 provinces
When was the Provisional Government proclaimed during the Xinhai revolution?
29 December 1911
When did Sun become the provisional president during the Xinhai Revolution?
1st January 1912
When did the Qing Dynasty accept that they lost the Mandate of Heaven?
12 February 1912
When did parliament elections occur in Yuan’s government?
Jan 1913
When did Yuan pressure how many GMD members to resign and when was Song assassinated?
June 1912, 4 GMD members forced to resign
March 1913 assassination of Song