Rule+of+Yuan+Shi+Kai

DESCRIPTION:
 * 1912 organized abduction of Qing emperor in order to become president himself
 * disagreed with GMD ideas
 * GMD ideas outlawed in 1913
 * 1915 twenty-one demands from Japan
 * Chinese found it as an extreme humiliation
 * 1916 Yuan died
 * have yet to consolidate power as the emperor of China

HOW IT HELPED MAO RISE TO POWER:

Communist party gained support because the Chinese people were insecure from the problems and mistakes that arose with the past GMD's policies and actions; therefore wanted a new system that would be able to help them find solutions to problems and thus end their struggle.