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republic
form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the citizen body
warlord
a person who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region, often in a country without a strong national government
dynasty
a very powerful or royal family line
purge
to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify; get rid of everything
boxer rebellion
1899 rebellion in Beijing, China started by a secret society of Chinese who opposed the "foreign devils". The rebellion was ended by British troops.
yuan shi kai
a warlord and a general in the Chinese army, a president of republic of china, replaced pu-yi on the throne for emperor
beiyang army
a large, Western-style Imperial Chinese Army established by the Qing dynasty
koumintang
It’s a major political party in the Republic of China, initially based on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan since 1949
millitary dictator
a type of dictatorship in which power is held by one or more military officers
21 demands
claims made by the Japanese government to special privileges in China during World War I
peasant
lowest class of person
new culture movement
a progressivist movement in China in the 1910s and 1920s that criticized classical Chinese ideas and promoted a new Chinese culture based upon progressive, modern ideals like elections and science.
manifesto
a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
may fourth movement
a Chinese cultural and anti-imperialist political movement which grew out of student protests in Beijing
chinese communist party
communist group in china
chiang kai-shek
second leader of the KMT, main guy that fought the CCP
the three principles
nationalism, democracy, social and economic reform
northern expedition
a military campaign launched by the National Revolutionary Army of the Kuomintang against the Beiyang government and other regional warlords in 1926
insurrection
a violent uprising against an authority or government
martial law
the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers
mao zedong
main leader in the CCP and fought the KMT
xian incident
a significant political crisis in China from December 12 to 26, 1936, where the leader of the Nationalist government was placed under house arrest by his own generals in a city in northwest China
puppet state
a state that is independent but completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders
penal system
the punishment’s which people receive for breaking the law as defined in the legal system
eight points for attention
a list of rules laid down for the marchers
proletarian
workers or working-class people, regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism); urban working class
diet
a national assembly, the lower house of the japanese parliament which first sat in 1890
inukai tsuyoshi
Japanese prime minister, promoted a fuck ton of democracy, assianated after being against manchuria invasion
kwantung army
a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army
emperor hirohito
emperor of Japan that teamed up with Hitler
admiral makoto saito
leader of the national unity government (land in Manchuria Japan got)
second sino-japenese war
the Chinese War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan from 1937 to 1945 as part of World War II.
marco polo bridge
a stone bridge located 15 km southwest of Beijing's city center in the Fengtai District. It bridges the Yongding River, a major tributary of Hai River.
general hideki tojo
Japanese prime minister that wanted a more nazi type government
french indochina
a grouping of French colonial territories in Mainland Southeast Asia
dutch east indies
was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence
pearl harbor
a amercian military base that was surprised attacked by that japanese
pre-emptive strike
a surprise attack launched with the stated intention of countering an anticipated enemy offensive
sun yat-sen
first leader of the KMT
mercenary
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
