Fall Of Qing Dynasty Flashcards

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Personal weaknesses

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Pu Yi too young to govern

Prince chun lacked authority

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2
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Political weakness

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Out of touch with hints growing nationalist views

Chinese revolutionaries

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3
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Economic weakness

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Not equipped to modernise

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4
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Military weakness

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Little support

Heavily reliant on the loyalty of Beijing army

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5
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Financial weakness

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Almost bankrupt
Depending on foreign loans
Embarrassed by railway issue

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6
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Yuan shikai

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Only man who could have saved the dynasty but chose to betray it and join sun hat Sen
Although he did deal with the double tenth

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7
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Double tenth

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The mutiny at Wuhan which started the revolution

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8
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Why did the dynasty fall?

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Dismissal of yuan shikai left the Qing with no military
Railway question exposed financial weakness
Growing threat from revolutionaries including sun Yat Sen

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