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Theoretical part of paper: 2 pages about the theory or theories which they would use, explain the theory and the reasons they would use the theory for the case.
Topic: The Revolution of 1911, or the Xinhai Revolution
The Revolution of 1911, or the Xinhai Revolution, began as the Wuchang Uprising in 1910. It resulted in the abdication of the child emperor Puyi on February 12, 1912 and the establishment of the Republic of China.
The revolution was a part of extensive popular uprisings that had been occurring against the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) since the mid-1800s. The Wuchang Uprising began as diverse groups joined in southern China to combat Qing rule. Led by Sun Yat-sen, the groups formed what was known as the Revolutionary Alliance, which advocated the replacement of the Qing with a republican form of government.
By 1911, the Qing Dynasty lost much of its influence in the provinces as local warlords declared sovereignty. General Yuan Shikai was sent to quell the rebellion. During this time, Sun Yat-sen set up a provisional government in Nanjing under the Nationalist Party with Yuan’s support. Yuan returned to Beijing and forced the emperor and his mother to abdicate the throne. It was under these circumstances in which the Republic of China was established in 1912.
The revolution was brought about by a number of factors, including but not limited to Qing corruption, Western and Japanese subjugation, the growth of local spheres of power, Warlordism, increased poverty amongst the populace, and Chinese intellectuals’ growing exposure to Western schools of thought. Another motivation for the Republican supporters was restoring Chinese rule to the Han majority after centuries of Manchu rule.
Suns political doctrines are summarized in his Three Principles of the People
(nationalism, democracy, and peoples livelihoodthe last involving the regulation of private capital and equalizing land rights) and his Plan for National Reconstruction, which explained basic parliamentary procedures, attacked the traditional Chinese saying that to know is easier than to do, and set forth a grandiose plan for Chinas industrialization, concocted by Sun without much help from engineers or economists.
Although sanctified by his followers, Suns doctrine was not his major strength. All contemporary sources attribute to him a magnetic personality, a great capacity for tolerating others weaknesses, a singular dedication to the pursuit of power, and a knowledge of the West unequaled by that of any of his political rivals. Perhaps the last factor is the most important, for it is this that set Sun apart and made him the symbol of Chinese modernization. Quite fittingly, the Chinese communists call him a pioneer of the revolution.
I choose the case to study because it happened more than 100 years ago and peoples opinions about it are more objective and unbiased, there are lots of research materials for reference.
