World Studies: Cold War (An Upsurge in Chinese Nationalism & Imperial China Collapses)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What rebellion did the Society of the Righteous and Harmonious Fists start? | Boxer Rebellion |
| After the Empress sent a select group of representatives arounthe world to study different governments, what was the group recommendation to the Empress? | that China restructure its government |
| After the Empress sent a select group of representatives around the world to study different governments. What was the group recommendation to the Empress? | China restructures its government |
| What was the name of the Chinese Nationalist group? | Kuomintang |
| Who was the Nationalist Party first great leader? | Sun Yixian |
| In 1911 what happened to the Quing dynasty? | overthrown by the Revolutionary Alliance |
| What were the "Three Principles of the People"? | Nationalism--an end to foreign control People's rights--democracy People's livelyhood |
| What was the May Fourth Movement? | May 4, 1919. Over 3,000 angry students gathered in the __________________ of Bejing. Caused by the news of the Treaty of Versailles |
| Who is the leader of the Chinese Communist Party? | Mexo Zedong |
| How did Mao's brand of Communism differ from Lenin's? | believed he could bring revolution to a rural country where the Peasants could be true revolutionaries. Lenin based his Marxidm revolution on his organization in Russia's cities |
| Why did Lenin send a military adviser to China? | so the nationalists would ______________ |
| Jiang Jieshi (formerly called Chiagn Kai-shek) had promised democracy and political rights but what was happening to his government? | becoming steadily less democratic and more corrupted |
| What did Mao do to help win the support of the peasants? | divided the land that the communists won among the local farmers |
| After Jiang's Nationalists and Mao's communists defeated the warlords what did Jiang begin to do? | turn against the Communists |
| In 1928 Jiang became president of the National Republic of China, what major countries recognized the new government and what country did not? | Great Britain and the US; Soviet |
| Civil War Rages in China: What group did Mao recruit for his army? | peasants |
| Describe Long March | in 1933, Jiang gathered an army of at least 700,000 men. He surrounded the Communists Mountain Stronghold. The communists realized they were outnumbered and facing defeat. In a daring move, 100,000 communist forces fled. They began a hazardous 6,000 mile journey |
| Why was the Civil War suspended? | the Japanese threat forced an uneasy truce between Jiangs and Maos forces. The nationalists and communist temporarily united to fight the Japanese |
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