Form 4 Week 3 Lent Term

Hi Form 4,

This week we will be looking at the Warlord Period and rise of the KMT/GMD and CCP from 1911 to 1934.

In class on Monday we used our textbooks pp.8-14 to look at:

• The causes of the 1911 Revolution (weak government, failed reforms, rise of revolutionary ideas, economic problems, taxation, anti-imperialist feeling, ineffective leadership)
• The consequences of the Revolution (replacement of imperial system with a republic, replacement of Sun-Yat Sen with General Yuan, rise of warlords, collapse of central government)
• The rising appeal of the KMT and CCP:

KMT:

Three Principles - democracy, nationalism, welfare and nationalisation

Modern values

Charismatic leader

Anti-poverty

Central authority, unified China

Structured

Anti-warlord

Anti-imperial

CCP:

Success of Russian Revolution

Equality

Anti-capitalist and anti-exploitation of workers

Modern values

Charismatic leadership

Anti-poverty

Central authority, unified China

Structured

Anti-warlord

Anti-imperial

We also studied the Warlord sources in your booklets, to gain an insight into the terrors of living under brutal warlords.

Homework this week:

Complete the two questions from your booklets on Sheet B4.1 "Change"

1) Explain TWO ways in which China was different after the 1911 Revolution from before the Revolution.

Spend 20-30 mins on this and follow the instructions in your booklets.

2) In what ways did the KMT change in the years 1911-1934?

Spend 60 mins on this.

Due next Monday.

Links from class:

Map of China's historical periods:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Chinese_history#/media/File:China_Dynasties.gif

News stories on China from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/china

Other news stories:

Drop in China births - https://apple.news/AsN4DLz3ANpeMJckwbVK3eg