China Resists Japan’s Expanding Empire

What was happening in China in the 1920s that led to widespread unrest?

• Economic prosperity

• A peaceful revolution

• A civil war between the nationalist Guomindang and the Communists

• A foreign invasion

What kind of advantage were the Japanese hoping to gain from China during the civil war?

• Economic stability and prosperity so China would ultimately achieve its independence

• Political influence

  and access to raw materials

• Military cooperation

  and alliance against the western powers

• Cultural exchange

  and adoption of some Japanese custons

What did Mao Zedong become the leader of?

• Chinese Nationalist Party

• Chinese Communist Party

• Guomindang

• People's Liberation Army

Who was the NEW leader of China after the Qing Dynasty fell in 1911?

• Sun Yixian

• Mao Zedong

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Deng Xiaoping

What was the source(s) of Sun Yixian's inability to make China a strong and independent nation that would "catch up and surpass the powers, east and west"?

• Civil war and foreign invasion

• Lack of resources

• Poor leadership

• Economic prosperity

What three principles did Sun Yixian want to use to rebuild China?

• Nationalism, democracy, and economic security

• Communism, socialism, and capitalism

• Militarism, imperialism, and nationalism

• Democracy, freedom, and equality

What reasons does the text give for why Sun Yixian was unable to achieve his goal of making China a strong and independent nation?

• People were more loyal to their families than they were to the country

• The people were not unified in their beliefs

• Both

• Neither

What did Sun Yixian do because he was unable to achieve his goal?

• He declared war on Japan.

• He stepped down as president.

• He formed a new political party.

• He moved to another country.

What was the end result of the rival battles of the warlords?

• Economic prosperity.

• Political stability.

• Collapse of the economy and hardships for peasants.

• Formation of a new dynasty.

What did the Japanese officials present to Yuan Shikai during World War I?

• A peace treaty.

• The Twenty-One Demands.

• A trade agreement.

• A military alliance.