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14. THE CHINESE REVOLUTION I: NATIONALIST The Revolution of 1911. In the industrial city of Wuhan, a soldiers' groupwith only a loose connection to Sun's alliance rose in rebellion in the early morning of Oct. 10, 1911 (since celebrated as Double Ten, the tenth day of the tenth month). The Manchu governor and his commander fled, and a Chinese ommander, Li Yuan-hung, was pressured into taking over the leadership. By early December all of the central, southern, and northwestern …showed first 75 words of 3138 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3138 total…have been the general suffering and distress of the population due to natural disasters like floods, droughts and famines, plagues and the fact that as China’s ever-increasing population swelled, food became harder to come by. Life in China was prevailing difficult for those not in the upper-class. So although new ideas and thoughts were abundant, food and secure living was not. Basically the whole country was restful and ready for change. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** ME