Peasant Populism in China: White Wolf
The peasant population was considered a backward class by many Kuomintang leaders, and thus they failed to establish the revolutionary potential of the region, which had become more stable due to movements such as White Wolf. The move led by the mysterious figure, White Wolf, began in late 1913 to 1914, and it consisted of a roving band of armed men. They were focused on getting rid of the country of injustices of Yuan Shikai’s administration. The emerging movement posed a threat to the elites not only because of White Wolf’s magical powers, but also robbed significant trade routes and market towns. The limits of the nationalist vision of the Guomindang were expressed by their inability to restructure with the rural-based movements such as White Wolf.
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