100+Days+Block+C

Who: K'ang Yu-wei What: 100 days of reform when: 1898, June Where: China How: Edicts were created by the imperial courts, but after 3 months, it failed because only 1 out of 15 provinces implemented. Edicts were:
 * the inclusion of Western studies in all Chinese education;
 * the adoption of a public school system;
 * the establishment of popularly elected local assemblies;
 * the eventual creation of a national parliamentary government;
 * Westernization of the Chinese bureaucracy;
 * the development of official ministries to promote commerce, industry, and banking;
 * the reform of the army.

Why: China was in crisis after its defeat by Japan.