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Upheavals in China

Upheavals in China. Focus Question. How did China cope with internal division and foreign invasion in the early 1900s? . Objectives. I can explain the challenges the new republic faced. I can analyze the struggle between the Communists and the Nationalists. China is ripe for revolution

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Upheavals in China

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  1. Upheavals in China

  2. Focus Question How did China cope with internal division and foreign invasion in the early 1900s?

  3. Objectives • I can explain the challenges the new republic faced. • I can analyze the struggle between the Communists and the Nationalists.

  4. China is ripe for revolution • Spheres of influence economically crippling • Unsuccessful in pushing out foreigners

  5. A New Power • Nationalist Party of China lead by Sun Yixian (Yat sen) • Calls for modernization • Qing Dynasty overthrown 1911 by Nationalists • A republic formed

  6. Three Principles of the People • Nationalism • Democracy • Economic Security

  7. Civil War 1916 - No national agreement on rule

  8. Fight with Allies in WWI • Hope to gain German colonies located in Pacific • does not happen – colonies are given to Japan

  9. May Fourth Movement – 5/4/1919 Nationalists turn against Sun Yixian

  10. Communist Party - 1921 • Mao Zedong helps form party • Marxist Socialism • Private property taken and divided among peasants • Private companies seized • Believes that peasant equality, revolutionary spirit, and hard work will improve the economy

  11. Lenin helps Nationalists who agree to work with Communists • Sun dies - 1925 • Jiang Jieshi – National leader becomes president - 1928 • Opposes communism • Peasants align with Communists • Nationalists and Communists clash • Nationalists almost wipe out Communist Party • Communists resist rule

  12. Another Civil War … 1930 • Mao recruits peasants • Trains them as a guerrilla army • Long March – 6,000 mile journey – 1933 • 100,000 marchers, only 7-8,000 survive • Japan invades China in 1937 • N & C join together to fight Japanese during WWII • Civil War resumes afterwards • Communists win • Nationalists retreat to Taiwan

  13. Who should lead the new China?Here are 2 views of China’s most influential leaders on who should direct the future of China. Answer … Who does each person think should lead China? One Strong Leader Peasant Masses The broad peasant masses have risen to fulfill their historic mission … the democratic forces in the rural areas have risen to overthrow the rural feudal power … To overthrow this feudal power is the real objective of the national revolution. What Dr. Sun Yat-sen wanted to do … but failed to accomplish, the peasants have accomplished in a few months. - Mao Zedong, 1927 The most important point of fascism is absolute trust in a sagely able leader. Aside from complete trust in one person, there is no other leader or ism. Therefore, with the organization, although there are cadre, council members, and executives, there is no conflict among them; there is only the trust in the one leader. The leader has the final decision in all matters. - Jiang Jieshi, 1933

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