overthrowing of the qing dynasty

1. had no control over their own trade (internationally dominated)

2. no one was having a good time

3. nationalists take over in 1912

ww1

1. joined allied powers in hope that they’d be able to take control of their own country

2. treaty of versailles gives japan a lot of chinese ports

may 4th

1. communism gains traction

2. caused sort of by nationalism? not the party, just don’t want european influences in china

ccp

1. formed in 1921, and lenin starts sending aid to china

2. led by mao zedong

3. communist rev would be led by peasants, not the traditional communist demographic (upper middle class)

nationalist party

1. led by sun yat-sen, he died of cancer and power switched to chiang kai-shek

2. very anti-communist

3. in power for the 1920s, constitutional gov

end of communist-nationalist alliance

1. chiang tricks communists and kills most of them in the shanghai massacre

2. fled to the mountains

3. betrayed, led to civil war

long march

1. communist base surrounded, they flee on foot (6,000 miles)

2. 90% died

3. mao zedong emerged as sole leader

japanese invasion

1. suspends civil war- forced to work together so they don’t all die

chinese transition period

1. chiang follows sun’s program to switch to constitutional

2. “educates” peasants

3. industrializes

no one likes chiang!

1. conservatives thought he was to liberal

2. liberals thought he was too conservative

3. tried to blend western influences with confucian, but no one liked confucianism anymore either

4. great depression! very unequal distribution of wealth