China from the beginning to the 17th century was under the Imperial rule of dynastic emperors, with wars in between the end of one dynasty and the start of another. It was a monarchial government. China changed though, when Europeans came. European countries established unequal trade deals and could get what they wanted. This was due to the Chinese not having the military strength to keep Europeans from doing what they wanted. Also China was under the rule of emperors who had mismanaged the country, which caused rebellions and uprisings. Pretty soon, the European countries had taken much Chin...

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... is now celebrated in China as Double Ten, for the tenth day of the tenth month.) Although Sun was in the United States when the rebellion began, when he returned to China he was chosen head of the provisional government. The Manchus agreed to give up power in return for the guarantee of their safety. In 1912 the Republic of China was proclaimed. Hope for genuine reform was dashed by its first president ... as the Nationalist era in Chinese history. Chiang had received his military training in Moscow and the Communists were initially his allies, but he later decided to purge them from hi...

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