Dbq Manchu Dynasty

In 1924, China was in chaos. Five year old emperor was overthrown and republic was set up. The new republican government collapsed soon and country broke into parts. Manchuria was disaffected, Manchu dynasty was originated there. After the fall of empire, the warlords were fighting over to gain the control over central government. Chinese Communists withdrew from Jinzhou, the day after that a new army came in the country. This army cleaned uniform and glazed American weapons. The army was called Kuomintang. People used to come on the streets and stand in line, cheering and clapping for them. These soldiers looked like they beat Japanese. In mid 1900s, corruption was growing so much, Chiang Kai-shek set up a new organization to stop corruption. The new …show more content…
Mao's stated policy was: "We kill small Chiang Kai-sheks. We don't kill big Chiang Kai-sheks" (Chang 127). No one talked about this policy, but it was talked in private. The revolution was a peasant revolution, peasants had a harsh life. The new government decided not to be scared. One of the document stated: "If we do not kill them they will come back and kill us" (Chang 167). In 1951, the officials launched a movement too stop corruption, waste and bureaucracy. It was called "Three Antis Campaign" (Chang 176). Soon in 1952, they launched another campaign. This was called "Five Antis" (Chang 177). The fiver targets were bribery, tax evasion, fraud, theft of state property, and obtaining economic information through corruption. After the "Three Antis" no one wanted to take charge of money. Mao turned China into the old kingdom with the help of United states. HE made China feel great and superior again. Mao now tries to create "Revolutionary Committies" (Chang 344), which was his new personal power. Mao was always careful not to burn his bridges, doesn't matter how crazed he was. He was successful in turning people into

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