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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Target entity: Republican era of China Context triple: [Guomin Gemingjun, timePeriod, Republican era of China]
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Beiyang Government
The Beiyang Government was the warlord-dominated central regime that ruled the Republic of China from Beijing in the early 20th century before the Nationalist unification.
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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was a time of political fragmentation and rapid dynastic change in China between the Tang and Song dynasties, marked by short-lived northern regimes and multiple concurrent southern kingdoms.
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Nanjing decade
The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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Century of Humiliation
The Century of Humiliation refers to the period from the mid-19th to mid-20th century when China suffered military defeats, unequal treaties, foreign occupation, and internal turmoil, profoundly shaping modern Chinese identity and nationalism.
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Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 and overseeing a vast multiethnic empire before its collapse led to the founding of the Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Republican era of China Target entity description: 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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A.
Beiyang Government
The Beiyang Government was the warlord-dominated central regime that ruled the Republic of China from Beijing in the early 20th century before the Nationalist unification.
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B.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was a time of political fragmentation and rapid dynastic change in China between the Tang and Song dynasties, marked by short-lived northern regimes and multiple concurrent southern kingdoms.
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C.
Nanjing decade
The Nanjing decade was a period from 1927 to 1937 when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government consolidated power and pursued modernization from its capital in Nanjing before the full outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Century of Humiliation
The Century of Humiliation refers to the period from the mid-19th to mid-20th century when China suffered military defeats, unequal treaties, foreign occupation, and internal turmoil, profoundly shaping modern Chinese identity and nationalism.
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E.
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 and overseeing a vast multiethnic empire before its collapse led to the founding of the Republic of China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (110)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
era in Chinese history
ⓘ
historical period ⓘ |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied Powers in World War II
|
| capitalDuringNanjingDecade | Nanjing ⓘ |
| conflict |
Central Plains War
ⓘ
Chinese Civil War ⓘ Northern Expedition ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
various warlord wars ⓘ |
| containsWarlordClique |
Anhui clique
ⓘ
Fengtian clique ⓘ Guangxi Clique ⓘ
surface form:
Guangxi clique
Ma clique ⓘ Yunnan Army ⓘ
surface form:
Yunnan clique
Zhili clique ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| currency |
fabi
ⓘ
gold yuan ⓘ silver dollar ⓘ |
| dominantPoliticalParty |
Chinese Communist Party
ⓘ
Kuomintang ⓘ |
| endCause | victory of Chinese Communist Party in Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| endTime | 1949 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
|
| follows | Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Beijing
ⓘ
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)
ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ vernacular Chinese (baihua) ⓘ |
| legacy | continuation of Republic of China government on Taiwan ⓘ |
| modernizationEffort |
currency reform
ⓘ
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)
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| 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
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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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Subject: Republican era of China Description of subject: 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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