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Contents 1 1911 Revolution 1.1 Causes 1.2 Nature 2 4 months later 3 1912 Yuan agrees 4 Comments

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.

Comments