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Revision:1911 Revolution

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1911 Revolution

Causes

  • End of notion of reform based on Chinese classics
  • Introduction of social Darwinism
  • Growth of Education
  • Most of the 8,000 Chinese students in Japan organised propaganda for the revolution

Nature

  • Military Mutiny in Wuhan. (Double tenth (10.10.1911)
    • Troops ordered to suppress dissidents refused
    • Spark needed
    • Copycat risings.
  • 3 Provinces declare themselves independent
    • Rebels gather in Nanking to declare republic.
  • Manchus appealed to Yuan Shikai, who
    • Appeared to reorganise and defend government
    • Actually plotted overthrow
    • Had a vendetta against Manchus
    • Disliked Republicanism
    • Aimed to replace Manchus with himself as Emperor


4 months later

  • Yuan Shikai does deal with Republicans
  • Peking and the provisional president in Nanking recommended Yüan to be the first president of China
  • Allowed to take over as President of new Republic, in return for negotiating constitution and persuade Manchus to resign.


1912 Yuan agrees

  • Presents himself to outside world as emperor in order to negotiate loans
  • Manchus resign
  • Constitution introduced, Revolution complete.


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