Unit 1: the fall of Qing & rise of the Kuomintang Flashcards
what did china invent
paper, printing, gunpowder, cpmass
what was the main cause for rebllion
chinas repeated capitulation to foreign powers
what was foreign powers taking control over china called
scramble for china
who disliked foreign powers in china
the boxers
who were the main targets to the boxers
christian missionaries
what did boxers blame christians for
floods, and being favoured by courts.
who were the boxers
martial group with millenarian spiritual beliefs who aimed to purfiy china
who was blamed for opposing reform
cixi
which main reform had cixi opposed
1898 hundred days reform
who encouraged cixi to support the boxers
prince duan and general dong
why did cixi choose war
foreign powers demanded control of chinas finance and military
who refused to support cixi
Yuan Shikai
who sent food to the legations
prince ronglu
who was used to fight against boxers
Qing troops
how many troops reached beijin
55,000
when did troops enter beijing
14th august
who was paid to supress the boxers and kill thousand
yuan shikai
consequences of boxer uprising
- invasion by 8-nation alliance
- end of scramble for china
- new policies
- rise of japan
who stayed in china even when other countries reteated
russia and japan
what was abolished in 1905
imperial civil service exam
what type of tortue was banned
death by a thousand cuts
when was a new army establishedd
1908
when was wuchang uprising
10th october 1911
how far did the rebellion spread to
15 of 19 china provinces
Establishment of Republic of China with Sun Yat-Sen as President
January 1912
who was abdicated in Febraury 1912
Puyi- the last emperor
how many ports were controlled by GB, France, USA, Germany, Russia and japan
80
what led to china declining in 19th century
stability and resistance
who opposed Manchu domination
the Han
what led to peasent riots
poor harvests, droughts, floods and tax rises