Chapter 15, Section 2Chapter 15, Section 2

Revolution in ChinaRevolution in China

Section 1 ReviewSection 1 Review

China in bad shapeChina in bad shape Qings can’t deal with basic problemsQings can’t deal with basic problems Food shortagesFood shortages Opium WarOpium War Tai Ping RebellionTai Ping Rebellion WarlordsWarlords Industrialization/modernizationIndustrialization/modernization ImperialismImperialism Open Door PolicyOpen Door Policy The Boxer RebellionThe Boxer Rebellion

The Fall of the QingThe Fall of the Qing Sun Yat-sen forms Sun Yat-sen forms

Revive China SocietyRevive China Society Advocated 3-phase Advocated 3-phase

reformreform 1. Military takeover1. Military takeover 2. RCS rules during 2. RCS rules during

transitiontransition 3. Elections = 3. Elections =

Constitutional Constitutional DemocracyDemocracy

Fall of the Qing (cont’d)Fall of the Qing (cont’d)

Empress Dowage Ci Xi & Empress Dowage Ci Xi & nephew died w/in 2 days nephew died w/in 2 days of e/oof e/o

China’s last China’s last emperor=Henry Yi (infant)emperor=Henry Yi (infant)

Military doesn’t know what Military doesn’t know what to doto do

RCS moves inRCS moves in The Revolution of 1911The Revolution of 1911

Chinese Society in TransitionChinese Society in Transition RCS changes to Guomindang RCS changes to Guomindang

when Yat-sen dieswhen Yat-sen dies Civil War follows as many different Civil War follows as many different

groups try to take overgroups try to take over In shambles, many Western In shambles, many Western

countries (& Japan) try to assert countries (& Japan) try to assert their influencetheir influence

CH. 15 (some of the) Key TermsCH. 15 (some of the) Key Terms Extraterritoriality – living in a section of a Extraterritoriality – living in a section of a

country set aside for foreigners but not country set aside for foreigners but not subject to the host country’s lawssubject to the host country’s laws

Spheres of Influence – an area where a Spheres of Influence – an area where a foreign power has rights and privileges, foreign power has rights and privileges, such as trading rights and such as trading rights and mining/shipping privilegesmining/shipping privileges

Indemnity – payment for damagesIndemnity – payment for damages Provincial – local; relating to a provinceProvincial – local; relating to a province Commodities – a marketable productCommodities – a marketable product Concessions – political compromiseConcessions – political compromise Prefectures – during the Japanese Meiji Prefectures – during the Japanese Meiji

Restoration, a territory governed by its Restoration, a territory governed by its former daimyo lordformer daimyo lord