Yuan Shikai was the president because he wanted power for himself, he's not in
interested in Sun Yat-Sen's principles
In 1915, Pu Yi is the Emperor, but it's not impressive anymore because there are just eunuchs and warlords.
While these warlords are in power, WW1 ends.
China goes in they say, "Hey, let's talk about those unfair demands" to the countries and they say "Hey, why don't you tell Japan?" which is unfair because Japan is stronger.
May 4th movement
SYS is spurred
Key element of Confucianism: father and son
For China to move forward, they need to get out of that idea: patriotism
1996 is when Taiwan, ROC, truly becomes democratic.
Chiang Kai-Shek- born in 1888, Hsi-Kou (near Hang zhou) o Born into a pretty common family
Father sells exotic items like salt.
Age of 9, daddy dies. ):
Mommy sews for the family. o Chiang family goes into jail because his family could not afford to pay taxes o Chiang could put chopsticks into his throat way down, just to show off to people o Strong opinions at his teachers.
Leads a protest against his mean teachers. o Favorite school has a strict teacher that tells him what to do- good for him o 14 years old- gets arranged marriage with a 19-year-old.
Has a son o Living during a tough time in China o Chiang decides to join the military o 1907- wins a mission to a Japanese military academy
Does not like Japanese in the way the government is working
Learns military tactics
He cuts of his queue before he leaves. o 1911- returns to China
Revolution begins
Chiang is excited that Qing is over.
But then Yuan Shi-kai, another warlord comes along. o Shanghai is controlled by various gangs and foreigners o Chiang goes to Shanghai.
Green Gang
Chiang works with them
Spends a number of years in the underworld o 1923- firmly involved with SYS movement
Sends him to Russia- USSR (Soviet Union)
The Russian Czar family are killed
VI Lenin and Josef Stalin- revolutionary leaders
Communist- Karl Marx
Chiang Kai Shek doesn't trust the Communist
Gets named as the head of the military trading of SYS
1925- SYS dies. ):
A few years earlier, the KMT has joined with the communist
But they were not big powerful group, so they joined their strengths to overthrow the war lords.
Chinese communists- Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong
Why might Chiang Kai-Shek not want to work with the communists anymore?
Why are the KMT's 3 principles going to clash with the Chinese communists?
Things that are important to Communists: o Power o Education o Taxes o Factories o Agriculture o Level of society to be pushed into one
Whole idea of communism is for the lower class to overthrow high class: to spread the wealth.