1911 Chinese Revolution

Nationalists

Nationalists

Wanted to expel spheres of influence + foreign dynasty

Peasants

Wanted to bring back peasantry-based dynasty + bring back Chinese tradition

Commercialists

Stood to lose wealth based on government's actions

Urban intellectuals

Wanted modernism + Westernism

Boxer rebellion

Caused government to make reforms toward Western -> reformed schools

Szechwan

Where revolution began

Sun Yat-sen

Leader of revolutionary cause

Chinese United League

Sun's 3 in 1 revolution -> nationalist + democratic + social

Yuan Shi-kai

Eventual dictator of China

Kuomintag

Sun's nationalist party

Secondary Revolution

Provinces tried to leave the republic

Period of Warlordism

Many independent provinces that fought over everything

Chiang Kai-shek

Sun's devoted follower, sets up a nationalist government in Nanking to overthrow Warlordism like Sun wanted