China c1911-1927

What was the name of the dynasty that ruled imperial China from the mid-1600s?

• Ming

• Nguyen

• Qing

• Tang

In Chinese history, dynasties were authorised to rule by what political philosophy?

• mandate of Heaven

• grace of Heaven

• will of Heaven

• gifts of Heaven

The main cause of the decline of the Qing Dynasty is believed to be:

• Widespread floods and famine in 1910 and 1911.

• The failure of the late 19th and early 20th century reforms.

• The humiliation of China by European powers and Japan.

• The attempt to nationalise the railways in early 1911

The uprisings of late 1911 were sparked by nationalisation of what privately owned resource?

• farmland

• coal mines

• bridges

• railways

Which Chinese emperor, the last of his dynasty, was forced to abdicate in February 1912?

• Longyu

• Puyi

• Guangxu

• Suyi

Sun Yat-Sen, the leader of the Revolutionary Alliance and later the Guomindang, believed that for China to modernise, it needed to become

• a constitutional monarchy

• a constitutional republic

In March 1912 Sun Yat-sen surrendered the presidency in favour of whom?

• Chiang Kai Shek

• Gu Weijun

• Sun Baoqi

• Yuan Shikai

Which political group was formed in August 1912?

• Tongmenghui

• Chinese Communist Party

• Guomindang

• Hongmen

Which was NOT one of Sun Yatsen's "Three Principles of the People"

• "Nationalism"

• "Democracy"

• "Strength"

• "Welfare"

What did Chinese president Yuan Shikai abolish by decree in 1914?

• National Assembly

• foreign imperialism

• military reform

• the bureaucracy