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The ____ Chinese dynasty to rule came from Manchuria, in northeast China. The Manchus were unable to
other nations from interfering with China. The British defeated China in the Opium Wars. The outsiders seized Hong Kong,
___ more importantly, the British forced the Chinese government
___( allow) them to sell a dangerous drug called opium to the Chinese people. Japan
___(seize) the island of Formosa, which later became
(know) as Taiwan. By the turn of the twentieth century, foreigners had overrun China. Parts of China were ruled by British, French, American, German, Russian, and Japanese forces. The Chinese people believed that the Manchus
___(lose)the Mandate of Heaven. Many people began to support a group known
the Nationalists, who pledged to free China
___ foreign rule. In 1911, the Nationalists drove from power a six-year-old boy, who was
____ last of the Manchu rulers.