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Political Weakness and Influence if foreign powers
*Britain attempted to spread Christianity
*China was forced to sign unequal treaties -
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Taiping Rebellion
Religious and political movement to avoid external influence on China. -
Socio-economic factors
- Peasants paid taxes
- Population grew by 8%
- Land cultivated only increased by 1%
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Double Tenth Revolution
*Overthrown the Manchu Dynasty
*Dr Sun Yixian became China’s first president -
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Yuan Shikai
- Yuan Shikai: Military dictator
- Formation of the GMD (Guomindang)
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Warlords
- Warlords owned land and had their army
- Increased among the Chinese people humiliation and nationalism
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The May Fourth Movement
Demonstration in Beijing against warlords -
First United Front
- Sun Yixian Dies *GMD and CCP get together under the command of Jiang Jieshi
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Attempt to Unify China
*First United Front takes Central and Northern China
*Nanjing was set for the new capital -
White Terror
GMD attacks the CCP: Movement to get rid of communists.
