1. The Chinese Revolution of 1911 (the Wuchang Uprising) Abbie Smith 1 st Period

2. Background Loss of important land -Hong Kong Qing dynasty in power. Very young king (2 years old) Dynasty completely defeated with Wuchang Uprising (oct. 10, 1911)

4. leaders of the revolution – Sun Yat- Sen The biggest leader of the revolution was Sun Yat-Sen. He eventually became President of China. studied medicine at the Hong Kong School of Medicine -met 3 of his biggest helpers in the revolution there. At that time, Hong Kong had freedom of speech and they often discussed the future of China. Led Wuchang uprising

5. other leaders Wang Lie- poor, scholarship to med school -He was active in secret organizations -After the establishment of the Republic of China, he retired from the scene and never got involved with politics. Chen Shaobai - went to Hong Kong for work -met Sun and decided to help him Liao Zhongkai- dad sent to San Francisco for labor -Background in America made him support the revolutionary movement in China when he went there for college.

6. did it work? On December 29, Sun was elected as the first president of the Republic of China. After this, Sun went to nearby European and Asian countries to get support. Convinced other countries not to give money to the know dying Qing dynasty, and at the same time, gathered support.

7. compared to french revolution China -different Took 10 different revolts to actually work Not as much bloodshed Only one main leader throughout revolution -same The poorer people led revolution Poor leadership (as a cause of revolution)