Revolution of 1911
Revolutionary Alliance (Tongmenghui 同盟會 ) Sun Yatsen, titular leader Army Mutiny in Wuchang Provincial Secessions Qing Abdication Presidency of Yuan Shikai 1912
Sun Yat-sen ( ) Poor rural family in Guangdong English education in Hawaii, medical training, converted to Christianity Offered services to Li Hongzhang Sun Yat-sen in 1911
Sun Yat-sen Revive China Society 1894, Secret Society Overthrow Manchus and establish Republic Fundraising among overseas Chinese 1895 worked with Triads in several failed uprising, fled overseas.
Sun Yat-sen 1905 leader of Tongmenghui, ( 同盟會 ) Revolutionary Alliance, Tokyo Three Peoples’ Principle Nationalism, socialism, democracy
Road to Revolution of 1911 Revolutionary Alliance Strategies Student leadership-secret society allies Infiltrate New Army Propaganda blamed Manchus for China’s plight Anti-Manchu rhetoric, assassination attempts Exploit rising nationalism Organize boycotts of foreign goods
Road to Revolution of 1911 Railway Recovery Movement Provincial Assemblies Gentry elites/new elites Qing policy increasingly conservative
Wuchang Uprising 10/10/1911 to Qing Abdication 2/ members of New Army Revolt Where in the world was Sun Yat-sen? Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren leaders Yuan Shikai negotiates abdication Republic of China established February 1912
Provincial Secessions