1. Discuss Sun Yatsen’s Revolution of 1911, and his theories of the Three People’s Principles and Three-Stage Revolution. Why did Nationalist Party lose the civil war?

Paragraph 1: Writing about Sun Yatsen’s Revolution of 1911 (Xinhai revolution)

It was a revolution that overthrew China’s last imperial dynasty, the Qing dynasty, and established the republic of China. The turing point of the revolution was the Wuchang uprising on October 10, 1911. The revolution ended with the abdication of the “Last Emperor” Puyi on February 12, 1912, that marked the end of over 2,000 years of imperial rule and the beginning of China’s republican era.

Paragraph 2: Writing about three people’s principles
1. People’s National Consciousness, or Nationalism
——Overthrow of the Manchus and removal of foreign imperialism.
2. People’s Right, or Democracy
——Establishment of a republic.
a. Four Rights of People: Initiative, Referendum, Election and Recall.
b. Five Powers of Government: Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Control, Examination.

3. People’s livelihood, or Socialism
——Need to regulate capital and equalize the land.

Paragraph 3: Writing about three-stage revolution
1. Military rule for three years.
2. Period of political tutelage for six years
3. Dissolution of military government and establishment of a new constitution.

Paragraph 4: Answer the question about why did nationalist party lose the civil war? (very important for this paragraph)

Note: Please write 700 words for this paper, and follow for these 4 paragraphs to write this paper.