The document summarizes important events in China from 1900 to 1927. It describes the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, Sun Yatsen founding the Tongmenghui secret society in 1905 to overthrow the Qing dynasty, Puyi becoming emperor in 1908 after the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, Yuan Shikai becoming president and later trying to declare himself emperor from 1912 to 1916 which failed after his death, and China splitting into areas controlled by the central government, Guangdong militias loyal to Sun Yatsen, and other warlords from 1916 to 1927 during a period of warlord rule.

1. 1900-1927Important EventsTimeline by Howard Liu and Isabel Chun

2. 1900 The Boxer RebellionRebellion organized by the Yi-Ho TuanThey were against Europeans and ChristiansEmpress Dowager Cixi supported them to attack foreignersSix-nation force stopped the rebellionsBoxers were captured and executed in the streets

3. 1905 Sworn Chinese BrotherhoodSun Yatsen believed that China needed to changeHe wanted to make China a republic which meant that the Qing dynasty would have to goHe founded secret societies to help overthrow the ManchusHe founded the Tongmenghui meaning Sworn Chinese BrotherhoodAll his attempts at revolution failed

4. 1908 Puyi becomes emperorEmpress Dowager Cixi diesHer successor was her nephew, two-year-old PuyiThe one who ruled was Regent, Prince Chun, Puyi’s uncle

5. 1911 Double Tenth The New Army, the Sworn Chinese Brotherhood , and other demonstrators rebelled in WuchangFrom Wuchang the rebellion went on throughout central and southern China, a full-scale revolutionYuan Shikai was made Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armies, he was told to punish the rebelsYuan Shikaithen promised to help the rebels and persuade the Manchu government to give up the throne

6. 1912 End of Qing DynastyOn 12 February 1912, Emperor Puyi and his uncle Prince Chun abdicated their throne

7. 1912-16 Yuan Shikai rises and fallsYuan Shikai was elected president in FebruaryNot interested in sharing power with the parliament dominated by Sun Yatsen’sparty, he ignored the decisions they made1914 Began to govern China like a dictator and dissolved the National Assembly1915 He declared himself emperor of ‘The Grand Constitutional Era’ dynasty

8. 1912-16 Yuan Shikai rises and fallsSun Yatsen’sguomindang party, the generals in Yuan’s army, the military governors of the provinces feared they would lose authorityYuan accepted the Twenty-One Demands that Japan presented to avoid war. Demands consisted of demands for control of Chinese factories, railways and ports. Yunnan province army revolts against him. Yuan, in response, gives up the idea of being emperorIn June 1916, he died of a strokeTwenty-one demands

9. 1916-1927 WarlordsChina split into different areas governed by:Central government –control around beijingGuomindang- led by Sun Yatsen controlled the south around GuangzhouOther generals and military leaders- those who opposed Yuan set up their own governments enforced by their armies in other areas. These are the warlords.Warlords fought each other for control of China.Warlord rule was very strict.