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Chinese Revolution
China has undergone many changes throughout its lifespan both political and
cultural. During the period of 1911-1949 China undertook some serious changes in
its political standings which separated the country and the people.
The initial revolution started to brew as the Qing Dynasty was coming to an
inevitable end. Many factors led to this stage of China's government collapse.
and its people. Heavy taxes were imposed on the citizens in order to pay for
administrative monetary gifts. Government wasn't the only thing causing problems
during this period. The Qing dynasty had experienced a time of peace before the
collapse of the system, which led to over population and a shortage of crops and
other food resources. All of these factors contributed to the separation of the
After the separation in 1911 many warlords ruled parts of China constantly
battling for control in major cities. It wasn't until 1917 that Sun Yat-sen would gain
power in the southern parts of China and attempt to join these parts back into one
unit. He turned to the Soviets on 1920 to try and achieve unity between the South
and the North. The Soviets attempted to merge the CCP and Sun Yat-sen's party
and form a national unification in the country. After Sun's death in 1925 his
China by fighting the remaining Northern warlords. Chaing Kai-shek's faction was
slowly dividing itself back into two parties. In 1927 Kai-shek's party had finally split
and each formed their own governments which consisted of the Kuomintang
(Chaing's party) in Nanjing and the CCP, led by Mao Zedong, in Wuhan. For the CCP
this was a long trek through a mountainous terrain. Only 30,000 people out of the
Japan's interest in China grew as the need for raw materials in its thriving
market. In 1931 Japan issued a seizure of Manchuria. Initially China had let Japan
attack without much resistance since it was focusing on internal unity. Resistance
grew after the 1937 incident in Nanjing which was a Japanese massacre of hundreds
of civilians. Japan started to capture many more territories in China. The CCP party
also grew in size and power. Eventually the Chinese Nationalist party would be
the Final Victory and the removal of the Chinese Nationalist Party from the country.
Since the Japanese attacks in China both parties became somewhat unstable. The
Nationalists took most of the damage Japan had incurred due to the location of
cities. This lead to a decline in power for the Nationalists. The Communist Party on
the other hand was somewhat protected geographically from Japanese attacks. The
Chinese Communist Party was quickly gaining in numbers and international support,
mostly Soviet aid, which also provided more power against the Nationalists. The
Nationalists were losing support and resources because of the constant Japanese
attacks which weakened them greatly. The Nationalist areas that were lost were
regained quickly by the advancing CCP . What was left of the Nationalist Party
declined and governmental problems like inflation and corruption became common.
After many years of ill fate the Chinese Nationalist Party retreated to the island of
Taiwan to reconsolidate what was left of the dismantled government. (China: A
century in Revolution)
Works Cited
Kampen, Thomas. Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and the Evolution of the Chinese
Communist Leadership. NIAS Press, 1999.
Woo, Philip. "The Chinese Revolution of 1911." thecorner.org 1980. Web. 25 Sep.
2010.
http://www.thecorner.org/hist/china/chin-revo.htm