HIST 270: Chapter 24 Reading Guide

Ebrey, A History of China — Chapter 24: Remaking China (1900–1927)

Note: This is a reading guide, not a study guide. It is designed to be completed while you read — directing you to specific passages, keeping you engaged, and holding you accountable as you move through the text. The goal is comprehension and evidence-gathering, not review.

Chinese history can feel unfamiliar at first. This guide will help you identify and understand the most important events and processes, so that by the time you finish the chapter, you will have a solid grasp of the material your professor wants you to know — and be well prepared for the Chapter Quiz.

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Review Question 1

On Page 416, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Forced to look"

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Qing Reforms and the End of Monarchy: How did the fiscal crisis following the Boxer Protocol spur both local elite activism and the Qing court's desperate, ultimately doomed reform efforts?

Review Question 2

On Page 417, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Yan Fu argued"

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Intellectual Responses and Early Nationalism: Analyze how early twentieth-century Chinese intellectuals interpreted Western power and Japanese modernization. How did figures like Yan Fu, Liang Qichao, and Zou Rong diagnose China's weaknesses?

Review Question 3

On Page 417, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Like Hong Xiuquan,"

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Sun Yatsen and Revolutionary Ideology: Evaluate the political strategies and ideological framework developed by Sun Yatsen to overthrow the Qing Dynasty.

Review Question 4

On Page 419, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Yuan outlawed the"

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Yuan Shikai and the Subversion of the Republic: Why did the 1911 Revolution fail to produce a stable democratic republic, and how did Yuan Shikai consolidate his autocratic rule?

Review Question 5

On Page 420, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Warlords, not surprisingly,"

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The Warlord Era: Describe the political and social conditions in China during the Warlord Era following Yuan Shikai's death in 1916. How did this fragmentation affect the country's infrastructure and the peasantry?

Review Question 6

On Page 420, find the sentence beginning with the words: "In the first"

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The New Culture Movement: What were the core intellectual objectives of the New Culture Movement centered at Beijing University, and how did its leaders attempt to sever China from its Confucian past?

Review Question 7

On Page 422, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Lu Xun put"

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Lu Xun's Cultural Critique: How did the literary works of Lu Xun serve as a diagnosis of China's "national character" during the early Republic?

Review Question 8

On Page 422, find the sentence beginning with the words: "World WarI gave"

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Industrial Growth and the Urban Bourgeoisie: Examine the economic transformations in China during the 1910s and 1920s. How did World War I inadvertently stimulate Chinese industrialization and alter the nation's social classes?

Review Question 9

On Page 425, find the sentence beginning with the words: "On May 4,"

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The May Fourth Movement: What were the domestic and international catalysts for the May Fourth Incident of 1919, and why is it considered a vital turning point in Chinese nationalism?

Review Question 10

On Page 427, find the sentence beginning with the words: "Women debated whether,"

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The Women's Movement and Social Change: How did the push for modernization redefine the social roles, educational opportunities, and legal status of Chinese women between 1900 and 1927?

Review Question 11

On Page 428, find the sentence beginning with the words: "In 1922, on"

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The First United Front and National Reunification: Why did the Nationalist Party ally with the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s, and what were the immediate results of this coalition?