The collapse of the Chinese Imperial system in 1911 was an event that had been in the making since the mid 1850’s. Between 1850 and 1911 there were many uprisings and wars fought in China. These events compounded and eventually caused a Republican Revolution that forever changed the face of Chinese History. This paper will attempt to explain the causes and events that led to the Republican Revolution of 1911 In the 103 days from June 11 to September 21, 1898, the Quing …showed first 75 words of 1530 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1530 total…to an audience and in tears handed the government over to him The new Nanking government was very generous with the former emperor. They agreed to treat the emperor and his family as foreign royalty and gave them an extremely generous allowance. On February 12, the emperor officially abdicated and on February 13, Sun officially resigned as president of the Republic. On April 5, the United States became the first foreign country to officially recognize the new republic.