jan 1, 1900 - causes of decline: the europeans spread their influence into china, which weakened the ruling qing dynasty. in 1805 the true problems started to come up such as corruption peasant unrest and incompetence. by the 1900s there were 400 million people in china, the population growth caused food shortage.
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jan 1, 1900
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~ 125 years ago