... to the warlord rule, these aims were not being carried out. During warlord rule, it had caused Sun Yat Sen to be unable to carry out his aims. During this period, China had been broken up into many small territories whereby, each area is being controlled by a warlord. Despite the presence of a government in Beijing, the government was so weak that they could not control these warlords. Thus, this gave them the opportunity to have local political control over their area. Therefore, since China was broken up into so many small areas, it would be almost impossible for Sun Yat Sen to gain control since they depended on the warlords for their own survival. As he is unable to even exercise control over areas besides Guangzhou and a small part of Kwantung, it would be very difficult for him to unite the whole of China. During this period, it ...

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