The Chinese Republic 1912 Sun Yixian steps down as president and Yuan Shikai replaces him 1915 Japan put pressure on China Japan presented Yuan Shikai with the TwentyOne Demands ID: 513968
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Upheavals of ChinaSlide2
The Chinese Republic
1912 – Sun
Yixian
steps down as president and Yuan
Shikai
replaces him
1915 – Japan put pressure on China. Japan presented Yuan
Shikai
with the Twenty-One Demands
Twenty-One Demands – List of demands
which sought to make China a Japanese
protectorate
1919 – Allies give Japan control over German possessions in China; May Fourth Movement
May Fourth Movement – movement lead by students who boycotted Japanese made products – Goal was to strengthen China – women played a key role in the movement – campaigned to end arranged marriages, foot binding, and the seclusion of women within the homeSlide3
New Leadership and Japan Attacks
1925 – Sun
Yixian
died and Jiang
Jieshi
took over the
Guomindang
Guomindang
-Nationalist party that had established a government in south China and wanted to spread its governmental power
1927 – The
Guomindang
troops slaughtered Communist party members and workers who supported them
1931 – Japan invaded Manchuria in northeastern ChinaSlide4
The Long March
1934 – The Long March
Mao Zedong, leader of the Communist, retreated from the
Guomindang
, leader Jiang
Jieshi
.
Daily fighting between Communists and
Guomindang
. Started with 100,000 Communist and ended with 20,000. Lasted for years. Attracted more followers to the Communist party because the Long March showed Communist heroism.
1937 – The Japanese attack China