Yuan Shikai Presidency (mar 12, 1912 – dec 22, 1915)

Description:

- Yuan Shikai attempted to restore the monarchy **(1915)** as a way to maintain unity

- people's mindsets had already changed to view the nation as a republic

- Cai E, Yunnan militarist and Tang Jiyao his subordinates turned against him

- eventually died in 1916 less than a year, which was bad because he was a strong political figure

- his restructuring of the government put in place the figures who would become warlords