China 1900-76

Problems with the Qing

•Foreign countries had begun to exploit China and its trade.

•The great majority of Chinese people were very poor peasants.

•The emperors had resisted change and China had become backward, especially its technology, industry and armed forces.

•The GMD was a political party started in 1905 by Dr. Sun Yatsen (its leader till 1925)

•Dr Sun and the GMD stood for the Three Principles of the People.

oNationalism (stop foreigners interfering in China)

oSocialism (give the peasants land)

oDemocracy (get rid of the Emperors and have a Parliament and President elected by the people instead)

•Even the rich, who normally supported the emperor, were angry about high taxes.

•The harvest failed and there was a famine.

•The army did not support the emperor.

•Because China was already weak! (see reasons above)

•The emperor (Puyi) was very young and the Manchu dynasty was very unpopular and seen as a failure.

•The army did not support the emperor.

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