HIST 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Sun Yat-Sen
15 Apr 2016
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Chapter 18 sun yat-sen and the making of a chinese nation. Race is used to emphasize chinese culture- the han chinese. Go back to roots of china and create the new china. To create a new china, need a modern chinese nationalism & intelligentsia. Created organization to topple the qing manchu rulers. He wants to go back to han nationalism. Wanted a modem china based on traditional culture. Sun yat-sen appealed to the chinese living outside of the culture, such as. In 1911, the quig dynasty got weaker and weaker, and there was a revolt in wuchang, china. Qing dynasty collapsed gentry, military leaders, merchants took over local areas. No central government chaotic - rule by strong men- foreign treaty.
