Republican era of China
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The Republican era of China (1912–1949) was the period between the fall of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the People’s Republic, marked by warlordism, nationalist-communist struggles, and efforts at modernization and state-building.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Chinese history
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historical period ⓘ |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
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surface form:
Allied Powers in World War II
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| capitalDuringNanjingDecade | Nanjing ⓘ |
| conflict |
Central Plains War
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Chinese Civil War ⓘ Northern Expedition ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
various warlord wars ⓘ |
| containsWarlordClique |
Anhui clique
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Fengtian clique ⓘ Guangxi Clique ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi clique
Ma clique ⓘ Yunnan Army ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan clique
Zhili clique ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| currency |
fabi
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gold yuan ⓘ silver dollar ⓘ |
| dominantPoliticalParty |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Kuomintang ⓘ |
| endCause | victory of Chinese Communist Party in Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
China
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surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| follows | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Beijing
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Chongqing ⓘ Guangzhou ⓘ Nanchang ⓘ Nanjing ⓘ Taipei, Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
Taipei (after 1945 for ROC government-in-exile context)
Wuhan ⓘ Xi'an ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm |
military dictatorship (in various warlord regimes)
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one-party dominant state under Kuomintang ⓘ republic ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beiyang Government
ⓘ
surface form:
Beiyang Government period
Chinese Civil War ⓘ Nanjing decade ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
Warlord Era ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Chiang Kai-shek
ⓘ
Feng Yuxiang ⓘ T. V. Soong ⓘ
surface form:
T.V. Soong
Wang Jingwei ⓘ Yan Xishan ⓘ |
| headOfState |
Cao Kun
ⓘ
Chiang Kai-shek ⓘ Li Yuanhong ⓘ Lin Sen ⓘ Sun Yat-sen ⓘ Xu Shichang ⓘ Yuan Shikai ⓘ Zhang Zuolin ⓘ |
| ideology |
Chinese nationalism
ⓘ
Three Principles of the People ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Classical Chinese (early period)
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ vernacular Chinese (baihua) ⓘ |
| legacy | continuation of Republic of China government on Taiwan ⓘ |
| modernizationEffort |
currency reform
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educational reforms ⓘ industrialization policies ⓘ legal reforms ⓘ railway construction ⓘ state-building of centralized bureaucracy ⓘ |
| notableConstitution |
Constitution of the Republic of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the Republic of China (1947)
Constitutional Compact of 1914 ⓘ Provisional Constitution of 1931 ⓘ Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Constitution of the Republic of China (1912)
|
| notableInstitution |
Academia Sinica
ⓘ
Peking University ⓘ
surface form:
Peking University (Republican period)
Tsinghua University ⓘ
surface form:
Tsinghua University (Republican period)
Whampoa Military Academy ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Xinhai Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
1911 Revolution
Chinese Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Civil War between Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist victory in mainland China ⓘ Japanese occupation of Manchuria ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Long March ⓘ Marco Polo Bridge Incident ⓘ May Fourth Movement ⓘ Mukden Incident ⓘ Nanjing Massacre ⓘ New Culture Movement ⓘ Northern Expedition ⓘ Second United Front ⓘ Xi’an Incident ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an Incident
Xinhai Revolution ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of China ⓘ surrender of Japan in World War II ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Ba Jin
ⓘ
Cai Yuanpei ⓘ Chen Duxiu ⓘ Chiang Ching-kuo ⓘ Deng Xiaoping ⓘ Hu Shi ⓘ
surface form:
Hu Shih
Lao She ⓘ Li Dazhao ⓘ Liang Qichao ⓘ Lin Yutang ⓘ Lu Xun ⓘ Mao Zedong ⓘ Song Meiling ⓘ Soong Ching-ling ⓘ
surface form:
Song Qingling
Zhang Xueliang ⓘ Zhou Enlai ⓘ |
| startTime | 1912 ⓘ |
| territorialChange | loss of mainland China by Kuomintang government ⓘ |
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