Life under Yuan Shikai Flashcards
1
Q
What reform did Shikai introduce?
A
- Judicial reform
- Suppression of Opium farming
- Improved primary education
2
Q
Who won the elections of January 1913?
A
The Guomindang- had no real power
3
Q
What made Shikai similar to a dictator (6 points)
A
He had all the power- the ruling party (GMD) did not
He retained hold of the military
Cabinet Ministers were appointed based on loyalty to Shikai
He had parliament surrounded by armed troops when the GMD questioned him over a $100 million dollar loan from foreign banks
He banned the GMD in November 191
He dissolved national and provincial Parliaments in 1914
