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HST303 L9 RoC
China, Japan & East Asia in World History - Lecture 9: The Republic of China
Question | Answer |
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Western style ‘New Army’ created by Qing to protect dynasty was instrumental in _____ it | overthrowing |
_____ support was critical in most provinces that joined the revolution | Army |
Sun, who was in the U.S. at the time, returned and was made _____ _____ of new republic. | provisional president |
Sun and others offered that the presidency be given to _____ _____, who played an important role in formation of the modern ‘New Army’ under Qing in North China | Yuan Shikai |
_____ _____ had been convinced by Nationalists to switch sides. | Yuan Shikai |
Yuan Shikai’s ability to control the _____ _____ made him a key figure | armed forces |
12 February 1912 – last _____ abdicated. | emperor |
Yuan Shikai became first official president of new _____ _____ _____ | Republic of China |
Sun Yat-sen announced the restoration of Chinese rule after __ centuries of foreign rule when he made a symbolic visit to the grave of the last Ming emperor | 3 |
Many Chinese _____ were abandoned | traditions |
The Republic of China brought the introduction of the western _____ _____. | solar calendar |
Change from Manchu to _____ hairstyles – people cut off the Manchu hairstyles they had been forced to wear. | western |
New goods and technologies were introduced and well-received by the public: _____ _____, _____ _____ _____, _____, and _____ _____ _____. | electric fans; mass produced mirrors; photography; animal wash basins |
Locally made _____ soon competed successfully with Western imports. Even in remote, interior areas, Western-style goods were widely available | substitutes |
Old Chinese habits, e.g. foot-binding, arranged marriages, _____ _____, _____ _____ _____, and _____, were seen as problems and denounced | opium consumption; spitting in public; superstition |
Confucianism had become seen as an _____ to modernization | obstacle |
Tradition was discredited because it had caused China to become _____ and _____. | weak; impoverished |
By 1913 – Europe and U.S.: __._% of world’s manufacturing, China: _._% | 88.6; 3.6 |
_____ and _____ of west made westernization attractive to Chinese people | Wealth; power |
Western concepts and products were adapted to suit local taste: still had _____ new year celebrations, year one on calendars was ____ – the founding of the Republic of China, not the birth of Christ | lunar; 1912 |
_____ for western products was also adapted locally | Advertising |
China had been on _____ allied side in WWI | winning |
Many hoped as winners to have formerly-German controlled area in China returned to Chinese rule after the war. Instead, the German base in Shandong was given to _____ at the Versailles Peace Conference | Japan |
Mass student protest was staged in response to Shandong base being given to Japan. New _____ _____ developed. | youth movement |
The youth movement had its focus on _____ and _____. Patriarchal Confucian were values under attack at this time | democracy and science |
Famous speakers, such as the British philosopher Bertran Russell and the American educated _____ _____were invited to youth movement gatherings. | John Dewey |
Age of Chinese _____, _____, and other modern Western ideals. | individualism; feminism |
Many young Chinese who later became nationalist or communist leaders studied abroad, mainly in _____, _____, and _____ at this time. | Japan; France; England |