COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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Question
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The people of China did not support the republic.
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It was often involved in internal wars or war with foreign invaders.
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Its leaders were extravagant and corrupt.
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The emperor of China sought to regain his power.
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Detailed explanation-1: -After more than a century of Western humiliation and harassment, the Qing dynasty collapsed in the early 1900s. Internal changes played a major role in the downfall of the Qing dynasty, including: corruption, peasant unrest, ruler incompetence, and population growth which led to food shortages and regular famine.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the early 1800s, the Qing dynasty was starting to struggle. Population growth meant there wasn’t enough farmland or jobs to support everyone. Poverty led many to rebel against the Qing. Foreign powers were also starting to involve themselves in trade with China, which led to wars and treaties that harmed the Qing.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fall of the Qing Dynasty In 1911, the Nationalist Party of China held an uprising in Wuchang, helped by Qing soldiers, and 15 provinces declared their independence from the empire. Within weeks the Qing court agreed to the creation of a republic with its top general, Yuan Shikai, as president.
Detailed explanation-4: -The inevitable results were land shortages, famine, and an increasingly impoverished rural population. Heavy taxes, inflation, and greedy local officials further worsened the farmer’s situation.