This party was led by SunYat-sen. In document three, “the three principles of the Guomindang” stating the points of how this nationalists party would run the country. The three principles stated “Nationalism: to get rid China of foreign influence, unite China and to regain its international respect, democracy: the people should be educated so that they could ultimately rule themselves democratically, and Social advance: this was essentially 'land reform,' the redistribution of land to the peasants and economic development.” At the same time the warlord era was happening affecting the Guomindang’s ruling of China. In 1921, the Guomindang allied with growing Chinese communist to defeat the warlords present in the country. In 1925, after Sun Yat-sen’s death, Chiang Kai-shek took over the nationalist and realized the communist were getting stronger.
After the end of the Second World War the two war time allies THE USA and SU became involved in a war of ideologies the cold war. The US saw communism as a threat to democracy and capitalism. Therefore the US set out a new foreign policy that was of containment of communism in the Truman doctrine. There were however other reasons for the USA’s involvement such as their military confidence, UN agreement, domestic pressure which called for the T admin to be more tough on communism and their economic interest in Japan which led to the US governments decision to use military intervention in the K war. The main reason for the USA’s military intervention in the Korean war was that of containment.
(Vat) After that, Japan continued its naval expansion after World War I. Looking at Japans success; Great Britain and United States realized that the Japanese Navy could threaten their interests. In order to preserve their goals, they came up with The Washington Naval Treaty. This Treaty placed restrictions on the tonnage of battleships, aircraft carriers, and cruisers that Japan could build in relation to those of the United States and Britain (Willmott). The United States argued that they had naval commitments outside of the Pacific, so the Japanese would effectively have equal
1. How did Western imperialism affect China from 1750 to 1850? If we were to look at the interaction between the Chinese and the Westerner nations from 1750 to 1850 we would see a clear shift in power from Asia to Europe due to differences in technology and mindset. It changed China’s position in the world from a leading civilization to a war torn nation. This is clearly observed through imperialism, which was the extension of control over people and territories, by forced submission through military superiority.
This weakened the position of Chiang and the GMD, as they were fighting two fights at the same time. The GMD suffered severe defeats and he lost control of the coastal regions and most of the major cities to Japan such as Shanghai and Beijing. The CCP were able to benefit from this
However, by the time of his graduation, Sun believed that whilst the Manchu dynasty still existed, China would remain corrupt and backwards. His experiences abroad shaped his political ideas as at the beginning of the 20th century, the West were advancing and modernising their countries quicker than Sun’s own country of China. He toured Europe and America in hope to raise funds for the “Save China League” and made attempts to start a revolution against the Qing for example, the unsuccessful uprising in Canton, 1895. Sun worked hard travelling around to different countries, gaining more foreign funds and support. Sun Yatsen influenced the Chinese with his Three Principles – Nationalism, Democracy and Socialism and later in 1905; he formed the United League which was a revolutionary
It was known for its ambitious use of fire ships. (Wikipedia 5) Zhu’s force consisted of over 200,000 Ming sailors and they were able to defeat the Han rebel force, which consisted of over 650,000 sailors. The victory destroyed the last opposing rebel faction, leaving Zhu Yuanzhang in control of the Yangtze River Valley and spreading his power in the south. (Wikipedia 6 ) Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be very suspicious of “the educated courtiers around him and exerted and extremely authoritarian regime, which was known as “the tyrant of Nanjing”. (China tour 3) This harsh government style was because of the influence of governmental institutions of a previous Mongol period that was marked by a strong centralization.
The area was renamed Songhu City in 1925, and in 1927, Shanghai City was officially established, directly under the Executive of Government of the Republic of China. - In the late 1920s and early 1930s modern industry developed quickly in this area. A large number of enterprises, advanced techniques and equipment and systematic factory management insured the city's position as an important base of modern industry in China as well as the shipping, financial and trade center of the Far East. - After a prosperous period, the city started to suffer from World War II. The lack of raw material resulted in declining industry and economy, the lack of daily necessities and severe inflation.
Imperialism became a huge component of China’s history, from 1839 to 1935. China responded to it through various rebellions and wars, reform and modernization, and by developing a united front. Numerous rebellions and wars came as a result of imperialism in China. The first war event that took place was the Opium War. Early in the nineteenth century, the British had gained great influence and rule over China, for it was more modernized and developed, and consequently had more power.
Since then, Hong Kong emerged as an important entrepot by the early twentieth century. The location as an entrepot prompted merchants to invest in industries relating to entrepot trade, including banking, insurance and shipbuilding. The government also spent more on infrastructure, including transport and communication systems, to support trading activities. Shanghai Similar to Hong Kong, Shanghai’s location has been influenced by Western colonialism and it was designated as a treaty port in 1842 (Abbas, 2000). The city then gradually developed into the leading industrial and commercial centre in the national economy by 1920.