EAST 211 Study Guide - Winter 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - Confucianism, History Of China, Taoism
EAST 211
MIDTERM EXAM
STUDY GUIDE
Fall 2018
China during and after World War II(1937- now)
Historical background
Review of last week
• The Revolution of 1911;
o End of dynasties and establishment of the Republic of China
o Sun Yat-Sen and oversea Chinese
• The May Fourth movement and the Discussion of Chinese Culture
• Modernization of China from the technologic level (self-strengthening movement), to the political
level (revolution), and finally
to the cultural level
o Modern Confucianism
o Chinese liberalism
o Chinese Marxism
o Modern Buddhism
*should not only modernize technology, science and politics - but culture as well
Themes for this week
• Part one: China before and after the Second Sino-Japanese War
o Chinese Marxism
o Cultural Lives in Shanghai and Beijing
o The Second Sino-Japanese War
o Socio-politial ‘efos i Peoples ‘epuli of Chia
• Part two: China today
o New challenges for women
o Balzac and the little seamstress (film)
• Presents the life of youth during the cultural revolution
Marxism in China, Early Years
• Impact of the Russian Revolution (1917) on the development of Marxism in China
o Even before 1917,Chinese intellectuals had access to Marxist writing through Japan. But the
Soviet style Marxism was more popular with Chinese intellectuals
• Founding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 1921
o First took place in Shanghai (French concession) then moved to a boat in Jiaxing (another
province)
• Two founding members
o Chen Duxiu (1879-1942)
o Li Dazhao (1889-1927)
• First cooperation with KMT (GMD, the Nationalist Party of China) from 1923 to 1927
• Long March (1934-1936)
Long March (1934-1936)
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• Walked from Shanghai to Jiangxi
• Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
o Started to demonstrate military and political talent
o Never went to Europe or Soviet Union to study Marxism
• 2 groups in the party: 1 went abroad to study Marxism and the other didn't, usually
had went to war and demonstrated more practical knowledge in military strategy
o Mao Zedong studied Marxism, Leninism and the Confucian ideals of self-cultivation
• Liang Shuming and Mao Zedong became good friends
o How could a Confucian and Marxist become friends? Shared appreciation for traditional
Chinese values, especially Confucianism
The Nationalist Government: The Nanjing Decade (1927-1937)
• Chiang Kai-Shek (1887-1975)
o Became presidency of the republic of China
o Loyalty of military
o The Blue Shirts
• Groups in Shanghai and other major cities that have influence in political matters
o Core partisans like the C.C. Clique
o Support of bankers and businessmen
o Sun Yat-sen as the object of official cult
o Revival of Confucianism
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Document Summary
China during and after world war ii(1937- now) *should not only modernize technology, science and politics - but culture as well. Impact of the russian revolution (1917) on the development of marxism in china: even before 1917,chinese intellectuals had access to marxist writing through japan. Soviet style marxism was more popular with chinese intellectuals. Founding the chinese communist party (ccp) in 1921: first took place in shanghai (french concession) then moved to a boat in jiaxing (another province, two founding members, chen duxiu (1879-1942) First cooperation with kmt (gmd, the nationalist party of china) from 1923 to 1927. Leader of the soon family was a christian priest, all of the children were raised and educated in the. She was quite independent in her decision to marry and in any other matters: she once said: "the only thing oriental about me is my face": she was different from other. Chinese women who stayed inside the family (inner sphere).