HIST 106g Study Guide - Final Guide: Sun Yat-Sen, First United Front, May Fourth Movement
Document Summary
The main political challenge china has faced over the last two centuries has involved the necessity of transforming imperial subjects into national citizens. Introduction: late imperial china saw western powers begin to carve up china from the inside. West continued to carve up china after the sino-japanese war. Called for a change from a thin state to a thick state. Called for the development of western-style industrialization without abandoning chinese culture. Western industry, science, medicine, commerce were encouraged although it failed, it showed one of the first attempts to rally the country and try to develop a national identity: boxer rebellion b. i. b. ii. b. iii. b. iv. b. v. b. vi. 3,000 students were able to rally around displeasure over china"s treatment in the treaty of. Versailles and voice displeasure with the government growing tide of public displeasure forced the government to refuse to sign the treaty.
