People Flashcards
Amaterasu
Japanese sun goddess
The god that the Japanese imperial family say they are descended from
Manchu people
Foreign rule in China from 1644-1912
Ethnic rule from the northwest
Semi-nomadic people
They defeated the Ming dynasty
Sent Guofan and Li Hongzhang
Gained a lot of prestige and power
They played an important role in the rebellions
Empress Dowager
Empress Cixi
Conservative
Not supportive of the reform movement, constantly went against it
Hated Prince Gong, the emperor’s uncle
When her son died, she appointed her nephew
She managed to appoint someone from her line despite Japan being a patrilineal society
After the 100 day movement, she came back from retirement and staged a coup d’état
She arrested the reformers and executed some
Emperor Guangxu
The queen’s nephew
Cixi is his regent
After 10 years in his rule, he wanted more reforms
Highly influence by his tutor, Kang Youwei
Emperor Tongzhi
Dies at 19 yrs old
Kang Youwei
He was a reformist, patriarch
He wanted reform but maintain the monarchy
He said we can modernize and still be traditional
The Boxers United in Righteousness
Emerged in 1898 in Shandong
A spiritual peasant organized group that turned political later
They practiced martial arts
They believed that they could resist bullets
They were violent to foreigners and their businesses
Guomindang
Earlier referred as the Revolutionary Alliance
Very popular
It became a political party after the 1911 rev
The party was exiled in 1913
Sun Yat-sen
One of the prominent revs
Studied in Hawaii and became active in Japan
Three principles: nationalism, Democracy and livelihood
After the 1911 rev, the people wanted Sun to come back from North America and become Provisional president
Was exiled with his party by Yuan
Qui Jin
Left for Japan in 1904
Participated in rev politics
Plot to overthrow the Qing dynasty
Executed in 1907
General Yuan Shikai
He was in charge of the northern army
Head of the Baoding Academy and had influence there
He had military power when Sun had the pop support
Yuan does not want to give up the power and exiled Sun and his party in 1913
Declared himself emperor in 1915
Died of a stroke in 1916
