China - China China was very static o Authoritairn control by patriarch of family emporor in public o Confucious social order Western developers arrive

China - China was very static o Authoritairn control by patriarch of family, emporor in public o Confucious social order - Western developers arrive during Qing/Machu period for opium o Era known for weak emporor, long slow decline through lost wars and unequal treaties. o Overthrown in 1912 by Sun Yat-Sen, forms Republic of China who sought a modern liberal democracy. China erupts in war. - KMT formed in 1919 on “Three Priciples of the People”, appoints Chiang Kai-Shek as commander of academy. - KMT divide over path of development. Chooses German style, supreses communism. German style concentrates power in elites hands without the social upheavel. KMT modernizing authrotitarin regime while CPP totalitarian party state. o Many hide in China moutrain areas, KMT chases them in the Long March. o China experiences great economic growth between 1928-1936, eneded by Sino-Japenese war. Growth of nationalism, CCP control North China thanks to Soviets.