The Rise Of The Chinese Revolution - 1166 Words

â€Å"Let her sleep, for when she wakes she will shake the world.† This statement was once said by Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military and political leader, indicating that China was a resting giant. During the past decades, China had lacked development on some aspects such as governance and it seemed that its movement were backwards. Corruptions, injustices, lack of efficiency and productivity; these are the objects and reasons that hindered China from growing and being united. There had been an abundant number of revolts, wars and uprisings that took place in China during its revolution years and the product of these can be classified as positive or negative outcome depending on one’s point of view. The Chinese revolutionaries made a gigantic impact on their history and they have proven that the power of the people is stronger than the people in power. This paper presents an overview of the circumstances after the revolution took place, the abolishment of the imperi al China, the rise of the Republic and the conflict between the Nationalist and Communist Party. The main discussion of the topics will be started by a brief discussion during the late Qing dynasty. The revolutionaries, led by Sun Yatsen and Huang xing revolted against the Qing due to the endless corruption and its efficiency as an empire. One of the uprising was the Wuchang Uprising, it took place on 10 October 1911 in Hubei province. The southern provinces subsequently declared their independence from the QingShow MoreRelatedChinese Revolution Of 1911 Essay1743 Words   |  7 Pagestwo revolutions (one in 1911 and one in 1949) and a civil war. From these events, a new China rose; governed not by its traditional Imperial system, but under the iron grip of communism. 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