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}}The <b>century of humiliation</b> was a period in [[File:Chinese-icon.png]] [[China|Chinese]] history beginning with the First Opium War (1839–1842, [[File:QingNew-icon.png]] [[Qing Dynasty]]), and ending in 1945 with [[File:ROC-icon.png]] [[Republic of China|China]] emerging out of the Second World War as one of the Big Four. During this period of roughly a hundred years, | }}The <b>century of humiliation</b> was a period in [[File:Chinese-icon.png]] [[China|Chinese]] history beginning with the First Opium War (1839–1842, [[File:QingNew-icon.png]] [[Qing Dynasty]]), and ending in 1945 with [[File:ROC-icon.png]] [[Republic of China|China]] emerging out of the Second World War as one of the Big Four. During this period of roughly a hundred years, foreign, mainly [[File:Europe-icon.png]] [[Europe|European]] powers like [[File:British Empire-icon.png]] [[British Empire|Britain]] and [[File:Russian Empire-icon.png]] [[Russian Empire|Russia]] exploited China for goods and clay. In the century of humiliation, China is seen as a weak and crumbling empire. | ||
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Revision as of 22:13, 17 September 2024
The century of humiliation was a period in 
Chinese history beginning with the First Opium War (1839–1842, 
Qing Dynasty), and ending in 1945 with 
China emerging out of the Second World War as one of the Big Four. During this period of roughly a hundred years, foreign, mainly 
European powers like 
Britain and 
Russia exploited China for goods and clay. In the century of humiliation, China is seen as a weak and crumbling empire.
