HIS102Y1 Study Guide - Liang Qichao, Puyi, Sun Yat-Sen
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Events leading to the revolution of 1911/12: qing reforms. The prime motive behind the program was not a genuine desire for reform but the desire to avert revolution. In 1905, to the astonishment of much of the world, japan defeated russia in war. Some in china attributed this in part to the fact that japan had a written constitution whereas russia did not. Liang qichao, ex-colleague of kang yuwei in the 1898 reforms. However, the empress dowager had no genuine desire to introduce a. In 1908 she issued an outline of a constitution which promised actual implementation nine years later! (the way in which japan had prepared for a constitution could be used as a pretext for this delay. ) Cixi died in the same year, being preceded by emperor guagxu by one day. Cixi chose as the new emperor a small child pu yi whilst his father. Moreover, prince chun"s government allowed the formation of provincial.
