Chinese Civil War Quiz

Source Based Questions:

1. What is the message being conveyed by the poster on page 9 of your China book?

-This poster is showing honor to Sun Yatsen after he died. His goal while living was to eliminate Manchus and open the road to socialism. These images on the poster of him leading his troops show that he was a good man and tried to do what was right.

2. What is the message being conveyed in the photo on page 4 of your China book?

-This photograph is showing the dead bodies of the supporters of Manchus laying in street. Nobody is caring for these bodies, or doing anything to try to help them which shows that nobody was affected by their death. It appears as though everyone else in the picture is going on living their normal life, while these bodies are scattered on the street-completely ignored.

Terms/Events:

Explain how three of the following helped contribute to the start of the Chinese Civil War.

Opium Wars: The opium wars began when British was growing opium and selling it to the Chinese; the opium sales resulted in a way that the British could make profits. However, the Chinese were angry with these sales, and they started to outlaw Opium. They even burned areas where the British were keeping their opium. In response, the British attacked the Chinese, and they were easily able to defeat China. Because of this defect, the weakness of the Manchu Dynasty was illustrated. Their weakness was something that led to the start of the Chinese Civil War.

Unequal Treaties: The unequal treaties originated as a result of the Opium Wars. These were treaties which China was forced to sign, which were completely unfair towards China. They were an embarrassment. Because of this, the Chinese people became angry at the Manchu Dynasty for signing the treaties. This is something that also showed the instability of the Chinese Government, which can further be seen as a cause of the Chinese Civil War. (long term)

Revolution of 1911: The goal of this revolution was to establish a democracy and bring back national power. In this revolution, the nationalists and the Wuchang worked together to end the Manchu Dynasty. However, this "revolution" was a failed attempt which only led to chaos and foreign problems. A result of this failed attempt was the Rise of Mao, which can be seen as another cause of the Chinese Civil War.

People:

Sun Yatsen: He was the founder of secret societies, whose aim was to overthrow Manchus and the monarchy. He also was a leader of the revolution of 1911. He found the "Sworn Chinese Brotherhood," and another group to help revive Chinese Society. All of these attempts at other throwing the government had failed, and ultimately it made the Chinese weaker, leading to the Chinese Civil War.

Yun Shikai: He was able to get rid of the National assembly, and also made it so that he would remain president for the next ten years. When doing this, he was able to the support of Europeans, who wanted a government in China to protect their trading. He ended up ruling as a dictator more than a democrat, which caused weakness in China, and further led to the Chinese Civil War.