Early Foundation Of The Republican Revolution
The Early Foundation of the Republican Revolution While the Republican Revolution in 1911 cemented the deterioration of the Manchu government, the reformation movement began decades prior. Case examples such as the Self-Strengthening movement and the Chinese Revolutionary Alliance reveal early attempts made institute political and cultural change. While both initiatives aimed to reinstate China into an influential position, they opted towards diverse methods. The Self-Strengthening movement in 1867 sought to modernize by adopting Western technology to increase China’s military prowess. Conversely, the Revolutionary Alliance targeted the hypocritical Qing administration as a central problem in China and aimed to institute a series of reforms
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The political activism of abroad university students and Sun Yat-sen in the first decade of the twentieth century led to the creation of the Revolutionary Alliance (187). They advocated for the expulsion of the Manchus from China, claiming they “forcibly occupied our country,” and were an “alien race,” (188). In their proclamation document in 1907, they listed their objectives: expelling the Manchus, restoring China to the Chinese, creating a republic, and construct an equal opportunity society. They stated, “The ultimate goal of a responsible society is the guarantee of a satisfactory livelihood for all of its members and everyone, whomever he happens to be, shall have his own means of support,” (189). They wanted to install a military government to implement the initial objectives of their movement while forcibly removing the Qing dynasty from power. However, Sun Yat-sen and his secret society were situated in Japan, thus making active resistance difficult. Instead, they used writing as a means to gather support against the Qing. In their proclamation of 1907, they claimed, “The ultimate goal of a responsible society is the guarantee of a satisfactory livelihood for all of its members and everyone, whomever he happens to be, shall have his own means of support, via gainful employment or some other source,” (189). Unlike the corrupt Qing, this revolution sought to establish a republic and give power to the Chinese population. Within five years, the objectives of the Revolutionary Alliance would come to fruition with Sun Yat-sen leading the Republican
The political activism of abroad university students and Sun Yat-sen in the first decade of the twentieth century led to the creation of the Revolutionary Alliance (187). They advocated for the expulsion of the Manchus from China, claiming they “forcibly occupied our country,” and were an “alien race,” (188). In their proclamation document in 1907, they listed their objectives: expelling the Manchus, restoring China to the Chinese, creating a republic, and construct an equal opportunity society. They stated, “The ultimate goal of a responsible society is the guarantee of a satisfactory livelihood for all of its members and everyone, whomever he happens to be, shall have his own means of support,” (189). They wanted to install a military government to implement the initial objectives of their movement while forcibly removing the Qing dynasty from power. However, Sun Yat-sen and his secret society were situated in Japan, thus making active resistance difficult. Instead, they used writing as a means to gather support against the Qing. In their proclamation of 1907, they claimed, “The ultimate goal of a responsible society is the guarantee of a satisfactory livelihood for all of its members and everyone, whomever he happens to be, shall have his own means of support, via gainful employment or some other source,” (189). Unlike the corrupt Qing, this revolution sought to establish a republic and give power to the Chinese population. Within five years, the objectives of the Revolutionary Alliance would come to fruition with Sun Yat-sen leading the Republican