Stats: Republican China: 1911-1928

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who was the most famous founder of this organization	Sun Zhongshan	90%
In the 1912 national assembly elections, this party, transformed from #5, won a plurality in both houses	Kuomintang	85%
Where was the provisional government of the Republic of China established	Nanjing	80%
Place where the first uprising occurred	Wuchang \| Wuhan	80%
Name of the revolution that led to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty	Xinhai Revolution	80%
But this person, who was commandant of the above academy, started to gain power within the KMT	Jiang Jieshi	65%
However, this clique favored a diplomatic approach	Zhili Clique	65%
Meanwhile in the South, the KMT set up a regime in this province	Guangdong	60%
Foreign country that the KMT turned to for help	Soviet Union	60%
In 1921, this organization was founded in Shanghai	The Chinese Communist Party	60%
	Democracy	55%
After the premier left Beijing, this Manchurian based clique, although once previously allied with city's new rulers, attempted to take control of the city	Fengtian Clique	55%
The assassins were from this country, as they thought that the above would destabilize Manchuria	Japan	55%
German colonies in this modern-day province of China were seized by Japan during the above war	Shandong	55%
An ardent follower of the deceased leader, in addition to drafting his will, he was also considered to be one of the lead candidates to become his successor	Wang Jingwei	55%
After crushing the above, the premier used the president's absence to put China in this war	World War One	55%
This warlord clique, led by the premier advocated for an aggressive solution to the above	Anhui Clique	50%
Which army was he the leader of	Beiyang Army	50%
Position that the president attempted to restore with him in that role	Emperor	50%
The KMT further developed these three principles, which would later be known as the Three Principles of the People	Nationalism	50%
Which side did China join	The Allies	50%
This operation, which was originally formulated by the previous leader began	The Northern Expedition	50%
This famous military academy was formed by the KMT	Whampoa Military Academy	50%
This Shanxi warllord allied with the KMT	Yan Xishan	50%
In 1928, the era of the warlords ended. The capital was moved to Nanjing and Beijing was renamed this, meaning "Northern Peace"	Beiping	45%
But, this man, who was the premier had the real power in the government	Duan Qirui	45%
	People's Livelihood	45%
After the death of the president, this era started as the country was ruled by a number of independent generals	The Warlord Era	45%
Where was he during the this uprising	United States	45%
Man who was appointed to put down the rebellion by the government	Yuan Shikai	45%
Tensions between these two clique led to this war, leading to the loss of power for the premier	Zhili-Anhui War	45%
Another influential scholar, who founded the nationalistic journal New Youth and would become one of the two main founders of the Chinese Communist Party	Chen Duxiu	40%
The leader of the KMT traveled to Beijing to discuss the future of the country, however he died of this in the capital	Gallbladder Cancer	40%
This warlord force allied with the KMT	Guominjun	40%
Soon after this incident occurred, the president died of uremia. Who was chosen to replace him as president	Li Yuanhong	40%
This triggers this movement	May 4th Movement	40%
Document sent by Japan that the president belatedly accepted, after managing to remove five parts of this document with help from the United States and Great Britain	The 21 Demands	40%
What was offered to the above so that he would side with the revolutionaries	The Presidency	40%
Which organization was he part of	Tongmenghui	40%
General who repulsed the above from the city	Wu Peifu	40%
The city of Beijing then became controlled by this warlord	Zhang Zuolin	40%
Most famous advisor from that country that was sent to assist the KMT	Mikhail Borodin	35%
Man who was responsible for this victory. He would later be assassinated by men under the president	Song Jiaoren	35%
Angered by the president's disregard for democratic values, this failed uprising was launched by the above party	The Second Revolution	35%
After seizing Shanghai, this incident occurred, which led to the split between the nationalists and the communists	The Shanghai Massacre	35%
The son of the assassinated leader who took control of Manchuria after his father's death. He would declare allegiance to the KMT	Zhang Xueliang	35%
With the capital secured in the hands of the above, this man was eventually appointed as president	Cao Kun	30%
They needed the help of this warlord, however, he would later betray them	Chen Jiongming	30%
What month and year did the last emperor of the Qing dynasty abdicate	February 1912	30%
About a year later, the Manchurian warlords attempted to take Beijing again. This time, with the help of Japanese bribes, they were able to get this general on their side	Feng Yuxiang	30%
The resulting Battle of Yangxia was between the revolutionaries and the Qing government, who was the commander of the revolutionary side	Huang Xing	30%
This politician in the KMT was arrested for his supposed involvement in the above's assassination. He was the leader of the right-wring faction of the KMT	Hu Hanmin	30%
Although this led to a split in the KMT's leadership, the operation to reunify China continued a couple of months later. As KMT forces drew closer to Japanese Shandong, this incident between KMT and Japanese forces occurred	Jinan Incident	30%
Along with the man already mentioned previously, this man was one of the other main founders of the above	Li Dazhao	30%
One of the leading modern figures of Chinese Literature, wrote "The True Story of Ah Q" and "Diary of a Madman"	Lu Xun	30%
The above was inspired from the ideas of this cultural movement	New Culture Movement	30%
After defeating the forces led by Wu Peifu, the KMT turned against this warlord	Sun Chuanfang	30%
Name of the alliance that the KMT's new advisor convinced them to form with the above organization	The First United Front	30%
Uprisings in Southern China which started in 1917 due their opposition to the Northern government	Constitutional Protection Movement	25%
Influential scholar of the above who advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese	Hu Shih	25%
This powerful KMT politician was assassinated, removing him as a challenger to the above	Liao Zhongkai	25%
Name of the force which instigated the above	The New Army	25%
This general attempted to restore the Qing dynasty in 1917, causing the new president to flee	Zhang Xun	25%
This mob boss was enlisted to help suppress the communists	Du Yuesheng	20%
The leader of Beijing fled as KMT forces came closer to seizing the capital, however, he was assassinated near this place	Huanggutun Railway Station	20%
However, combined with him caving into Japan's ambitions, multiple generals revolted in this incident	National Protection War	20%
How much money (in silver dollars) did the new president reportedly give to assembly members in order to get elected	5000 Silver Dollars	15%
The premier then tried to obtain these loans from Japan	Nishihara Loans	15%
This lead to this event in the capital, which put the president under house arrest	The Beijing Coup	15%
In 1926, this incident solidified #55's role as the new leader of the KMT	Zhongshan Warship Incident	10%

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