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Chinese Imperial Rule Collapse
Modern World History (CA HS text)
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History
10th Grade
03/12/2006

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Kuomintang
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the Chinese Nationalist party, formed after the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912
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Qing Dynasty
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The last dynasty of China, where the emporer was a 6-yr-old.
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Sun Yixian
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First leader of China's Kuomintang (Nationalist) party.
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Why was there a Chinese revolution?
Definition
Foreign countries controlled China's trade and economic resources. Many Chinese wanted modernization.
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Who is known as the "father of modern China"?
Definition
Sun Yixian, the first leader of the Nationalist party in China.
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Why did China declare war against Germany in World War I?
Definition
They were hoping that the Allies would return control of China to the Chinese, but the Allies gave some territories to Japan instead.
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May Fourth Movement
Definition
Demonstrations in China that showed support for a nationalist movement.
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Nationalism
Definition
Belief that people should be loyal to their nation instead of to a king or emporer.
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Jiang Jieshi
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Leader of the Nationalist party after the death of Sun Yixian.
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Difference between Mao's vision of revolution and Lenin's vision of revolution?
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Mao: you can bring a revolution to a rural country where peasants can be revolutionaries.

Lenin: revolution can happen in rural settings, but main action is in cities.
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The Long March
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A 6,000-mile journey made in 1934-35 by Chinese Communists who were fleeing from Jiang Jieshi's Nationalist forces.
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Red Army
Definition
Peasants trained by Mao Zedong in guerrilla warfare.
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Jiang's party
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Nationalist
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Mao Zedong's party
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Communist
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Civil War in China
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Between Nationalists (Jiang Jieshi) and Communists (Mao Zedong).
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Japan invasion
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Japan took advantage of the civil war and invaded China. Japan took a lot of Chinese land.
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Results of the Long March
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About 60,000 or 70,000 people died. Mao gained other followers so his Communist party became stronger.
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