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.