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A New Republic: 1911-1916
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Name of the revolution that led to the overthrow of the Qing dynasty
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Xinhai Revolution
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Place where the first uprising occurred
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Wuchang | Wuhan
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Name of the force which instigated the above
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The New Army
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The resulting Battle of Yangxia was between the revolutionaries and the Qing government, who was the commander of the revolutionary side
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Huang Xing
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Which organization was he part of
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Tongmenghui
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Who was the most famous founder of this organization
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Sun Zhongshan
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Where was he during the this uprising
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United States
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Where was the provisional government of the Republic of China established
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Nanjing
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Man who was appointed to put down the rebellion by the government
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Yuan Shikai
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Which army was he the leader of
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Beiyang Army
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What was offered to the above so that he would side with the revolutionaries
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The Presidency
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What month and year did the last emperor of the Qing dynasty abdicate
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February 1912
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In the 1912 national assembly elections, this party, transformed from #5, won a plurality in both houses
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Kuomintang
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Man who was responsible for this victory. He would later be assassinated by men under the president
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Song Jiaoren
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Angered by the president's disregard for democratic values, this failed uprising was launched by the above party
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The Second Revolution
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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
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The 21 Demands
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Position that the president attempted to restore with him in that role
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Emperor
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However, combined with him caving into Japan's ambitions, multiple generals revolted in this incident
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National Protection War
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Soon after this incident occurred, the president died of uremia. Who was chosen to replace him as president
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Li Yuanhong
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But, this man, who was the premier had the real power in the government
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Duan Qirui
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In the Age of Warlords: 1916-1926
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After the death of the president, this era started as the country was ruled by a number of independent generals
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The Warlord Era
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This general attempted to restore the Qing dynasty in 1917, causing the new president to flee
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Zhang Xun
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After crushing the above, the premier used the president's absence to put China in this war
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World War One
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Which side did China join
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The Allies
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The premier then tried to obtain these loans from Japan
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Nishihara Loans
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German colonies in this modern-day province of China were seized by Japan during the above war
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Shandong
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This triggers this movement
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May 4th Movement
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The above was inspired from the ideas of this cultural movement
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New Culture Movement
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Influential scholar of the above who advocated for the use of written vernacular Chinese
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Hu Shih
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Another influential scholar, who founded the nationalistic journal New Youth and would become one of the two main founders of the Chinese Communist Party
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Chen Duxiu
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One of the leading modern figures of Chinese Literature, wrote "The True Story of Ah Q" and "Diary of a Madman"
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Lu Xun
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Uprisings in Southern China which started in 1917 due their opposition to the Northern government
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Constitutional Protection Movement
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This warlord clique, led by the premier advocated for an aggressive solution to the above
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Anhui Clique
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However, this clique favored a diplomatic approach
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Zhili Clique
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Tensions between these two clique led to this war, leading to the loss of power for the premier
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Zhili-Anhui War
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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
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Fengtian Clique
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General who repulsed the above from the city
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Wu Peifu
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With the capital secured in the hands of the above, this man was eventually appointed as president
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Cao Kun
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How much money (in silver dollars) did the new president reportedly give to assembly members in order to get elected
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5000 Silver Dollars
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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
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Feng Yuxiang
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This lead to this event in the capital, which put the president under house arrest
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The Beijing Coup
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The city of Beijing then became controlled by this warlord
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Zhang Zuolin
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Meanwhile in the South, the KMT set up a regime in this province
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Guangdong
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They needed the help of this warlord, however, he would later betray them
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Chen Jiongming
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Foreign country that the KMT turned to for help
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Soviet Union
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Most famous advisor from that country that was sent to assist the KMT
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Mikhail Borodin
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In 1921, this organization was founded in Shanghai
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The Chinese Communist Party
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Along with the man already mentioned previously, this man was one of the other main founders of the above
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Li Dazhao
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Name of the alliance that the KMT's new advisor convinced them to form with the above organization
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The First United Front
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The KMT further developed these three principles, which would later be known as the Three Principles of the People
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Nationalism
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Democracy
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People's Livelihood
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This famous military academy was formed by the KMT
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Whampoa Military Academy
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The leader of the KMT traveled to Beijing to discuss the future of the country, however he died of this in the capital
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Gallbladder Cancer
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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
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Wang Jingwei
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But this person, who was commandant of the above academy, started to gain power within the KMT
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Jiang Jieshi
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This powerful KMT politician was assassinated, removing him as a challenger to the above
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Liao Zhongkai
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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
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Hu Hanmin
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In 1926, this incident solidified #55's role as the new leader of the KMT
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Zhongshan Warship Incident
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Reunification: 1926-1928
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This operation, which was originally formulated by the previous leader began
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This warlord force allied with the KMT
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Guominjun
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After defeating the forces led by Wu Peifu, the KMT turned against this warlord
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Sun Chuanfang
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This Shanxi warllord allied with the KMT
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Yan Xishan
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After seizing Shanghai, this incident occurred, which led to the split between the nationalists and the communists
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The Shanghai Massacre
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This mob boss was enlisted to help suppress the communists
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Du Yuesheng
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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
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Jinan Incident
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The leader of Beijing fled as KMT forces came closer to seizing the capital, however, he was assassinated near this place
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Huanggutun Railway Station
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The assassins were from this country, as they thought that the above would destabilize Manchuria
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Japan
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The son of the assassinated leader who took control of Manchuria after his father's death. He would declare allegiance to the KMT
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Zhang Xueliang
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In 1928, the era of the warlords ended. The capital was moved to Nanjing and Beijing was renamed this, meaning "Northern Peace"
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Beiping
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