Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Yuan Shikai and Warlord China (1912-27)
- Yuan Shikai
- 1913 National Assembly: Sun Yatsen's party
Guomindang won majority
- Jan. 1914: Yuan dissolved national assembly
+ made himself president for 10 years
- End of 1914: Ruled as a
dictator. 12/18 provinces
in his control
- Dec. 1915: Yuan was confident enough to try becoming Emperor
- Opposition to Yuan Shikai
- Guomindang
- Wanted democracy
- Military Governors
- Afraid to lose power if Yuan became Emperor
- Japan
- Had plans to invade+control parts of China
- 'Twenty-One Demands'
- 1915: Japan presented Yuan
with 'Twenty-One Demands' to
control factories, roads,ports
etc... or there would be war
- Yuan accepted and lost popularity
- Christmas 2015 rebellion in
Yunnan forced Yuan to abandon
emperor plans
- Died naturally in 1916
- Warlords (1916-27)
- Collapse of Beijing govr. after Yuan death
- Guomindang set up separate govr. in Guangzhou
- Ruthless warlords took control of Chinese provinces
- Lots of wars and deaths
- Biggest civil war: 1920-22: 300,000 soldiers