foreigners. 8. So the period in Chinese history between 1912 and 1949 is sometimes called the Chinese Republic‚ although that gives the government a bit too much credit. The leading group trying to re-form China into a nation state was the Guomindang (Kuomintang) but after 1920 the Chinese _____________ Party (CCP) was also in the mix. 9. An alliance between Communists and _____________ formed to reunify China. But then Sun Yat Sen died in 1925 and the alliance fell apart in 1927. 10. This turned out to
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The Rape of Nanking On December 13‚ 1937 in order to break the spirit of Chinese resistance‚ Japanese General Matsui Iwane ordered that the city of Nanking be destroyed. Much of the city was burned‚ and Japanese troops launched a campaign of atrocities against civilians. In what became known as the "Rape of Nanking‚" the Japanese butchered an estimated 150‚000 male "war prisoners‚" massacred an additional 50‚000 male civilians‚ and raped at least 20‚000 women and girls of all ages‚ many of whom
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“We shall establish a united Chinese Republic in order that all the peoples—Manchus‚ Mongols‚ Tibetans‚ Tartars and Chinese—should constitute a single powerful nation.… Such a nationalism is possible‚ and we must pursue it.”- Sun Yat-sen‚ Three Principles of the People. Countless nationalists across the world seek for the rights Dr. Sun Yat-sen stated in his Principles. Sun Yat-sen was born in Cuiheng‚ a small village in Guangzhou Province‚ during the Qing Dynasty in 1866. At this time‚ the Qing
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being the lesser of two evils. The CCP succeeded due to the peasantry‚ a long neglected vast majority of rural Chinese laborers who were indoctrinated to the communist cause through educational indoctrination and land reforms‚ while weakening the Kuomintang (KMT) through guerilla warfare tactics and eventually conventional warfare. The formation of the communist party in China traces its roots to Chinese intellectuals fascination with Marxist ideology‚ culminating in the May Fourth Movement of 1919
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with that Taiwan is a part of China‚ and it even has the right to join the United Nations. I personally tend to believe China government’s position because there is no doubt that Taiwan is a part of China even though Taiwan has been controlled by Kuomintang since they lost the civil war in 1949. Also‚ it is really hard to achieve that "One China" principle because they have differences in everything. For example‚ China mainland is running communism and Taiwan is running capitalism‚ there is only one
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After the fall of the Qing dynasty‚ nationalists and Communist movements struggled for power Why it matters Now: The seeds of China’s late-20th century political thought‚ communism were planted at this time Nationalists Overthrow Qing Dynasty • Kuomintang‚ or the Nationalist Party‚ leader was Sun Yixian in 1911 overthrow the last emperor of the Qing dynasty‚ which ruled since 1644 • Sun hoped to establish a modern government based on the “Three Principles of the People” 1. Nationalism - an end to
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CCP‚ the building of support‚ defeats/triumphs of opposing parties and the general consensus/spirit of the Chinese nation. Firstly‚ it would make sense to study the emergence of the CCP. A small Party initially‚ it formed a united front with the Kuomintang Nationalist Party (the GMD) from 1924-27‚ and campaigned against the rule of warlords during the Northern Expedition 1926-28. The Communist contribution to the United Front’s victory in 1928 was of vital importance‚ they provided troops‚ and caused
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James T. Smith‚ V POLS 3203 Dr. Kwon November 4‚ 2012 One China Policy The One-China policy refers to the policy and viewpoint that there is only one state called "China"‚ despite the existence of two governments that both claim to be "China". As a political policy‚ this means that countries seeking diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China must break official relations with the Republic of China and vice versa. Therefore‚ all countries that recognize the Republic of China
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The Chinese Civil War Evaluate the reasons for the success of Mao and the communists gaining support during the Chinese Civil war. By: Chia Ni Wu 13th May‚ 2010 Teacher’s Name: Mr. Smith Total Number of Pages: 11 {2‚903 words} Table of Contents Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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MY FAVOURITE COUNTRY Taiwan‚ officially the Republic of China‚ is a state in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China now governs the island of Taiwan‚ which makes up over 99% of its territory‚ as well as Penghu‚ Kinmen‚ Matsu‚ and other minor islands. Neighboring states include the People’s Republic of China to the west‚ Japan to the east and northeast‚ and the Philippines to the south. Taipei is the political capital as well as economic and cultural center in Taiwan. New Taipei the most
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