Chinese Civil War Flashcards
Why was the Qing dynasty unstable
Boxer rebelion of 1899
Defeat in the first Sino-Japanese war of 1894-5
Faliure of the 100 days of reform by Emperor Guangzu in 1898
A disdain for the manchu rulers
What was the Xinhai Revolution?
Revolution of republicanism over the Qing dynasty in 1911
Revolt spread quickly through cities and secret societies
Sun Yat Sen was made president of the republic on the 1st January 1912
Power was Given to Yuan Shi Kai of the Beiyang army as he wielded significant power
Causes of the Warlord Era?
Yuan Shi Kai restablished the imperial system in 1915
He then died in 1916
The nationist party and republican organs had been destroyed by Yuan Shi Kai
Impact of the Warlord era
Power in China was held by generals and the regional armies that controlled territory
This meant china was divided with no central power holder
These military controlled areas were autocracies
What was the May Fourth Movement?
May 4th 1919
Protest against the treaty of versailles
Chiense people wanted the return of european treaty ports
sparked a period of political and social change
What was the first united front?
First united front was established in 1922
This alliance between the communists and nationlists under Sun Yat sen was to conduct the northern expedition
What was the northern expedition?
An operation planned by Sun Yat Sen to retake china
Largely successful operation that managed to retake many cities
The CCP and KMT did not coordinate well
This led to the KMT split, where the left KMT and Chiang’s KMT were against each other
What was The White Terror?
Chiang was a anti communist
He couped the party in 1926
Shanghai Massacre on the 12th of April where hired mobsters killed Union members and organisers
What was the Jiangxi Soviet
