Imperial China and The Weimar Republic

Imperial China and The Weimar

Republic

China•Early 1900s

•Ready for Revolution

•Humiliation of foreign control on trade

Nationalism•Kuomintang or Nationalist Party (1911)

•Succeeded in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty

Shaky Republic

•Three principles1. End Foreign Trade2. People’s rights-democracy3. Economic Security

•This would fail--leader had no authority

May Fourth Movement•Unfair Treaty of Versailles-Gave

Japan Control

•Angry Students Protested

•National Movement=National Unity

Communist Party•1921

•Mao Zedong was the founder

•Revolution to the rural country

Jiang Jieshi•Promised Democracy- but government corrupt

•1928, President of the Nationalist Republic of China

Civil War•Between Communist (Mao) and

Nationalist (Jiang)

•The Long March-Communist force to flee

The Long March

•Hazardous 6,000 mile journey

•Thousands died

•Mao and the communist settled in caves

Germany Before WW1

•Proud Heritage

•Fastest Growing Nation in Europe

•Well Educated Children

German Culture

•Mostly Christians

•1% were Jews-Prominent middle class

•Hatred towards Jews (Anti-Semitism)

Germany WW1•Germany enthusiastic about war

•1917-public opinion shifts-workers strike

•Protest against war hardened the resolve of German officials to continue fighting

End of WW1

•Germany exhausted!!

•Hunger, economic shortages

Weimar Republic•1919 German Elections

•Shaky start to Democracy

•Germany blamed the Weimar Leaders for the unfair treaty

Political Instability•Weakness within

•Lack of confidence in government

•Many competing political parties

Bitterness

•Over Treaty of Versailles

•Reparations

•Loss of territory

Weak Economy•Hyperinflation- rise in prices because

of too much money in the economy

•Unemployment

•Depression