How did China's 2,000-year empire collapse?

Summary by Krater

This video details the history of China from the Qing Dynasty in 1644 to the establishment of the Republic of China in 1912, covering internal rebellions, foreign invasions, and the 1911 Revolution that ended imperial rule.

From the video

Answers: What is the history of China from the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China?

• Qing Dynasty history
• Century of Humiliation
• Opium Wars
• Taiping Rebellion
• First Sino-Japanese War
• Boxer Rebellion
• Late Qing Reforms
• 1911 Revolution
• Republic of China
• Warlord Era
• New Culture Movement
• Founding of the Chinese Communist Party

What it concludes

• The Qing Dynasty governed China for over two centuries under a divine mandate and strict conservatism, failing to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.
• The First Opium War and the subsequent Treaty of Nanking marked the beginning of China's Century of Humiliation through unequal treaties and foreign concessions.
• The Taiping Rebellion resulted in an estimated 40 million deaths, making it one of the bloodiest conflicts in history.
• The Boxer Rebellion and the resulting Boxer Protocol imposed crippling indemnities on China, representing its greatest humiliation yet.
• The 1911 Revolution and the abdication of Emperor Puyi in 1912 brought an end to over two thousand years of imperial rule and established the Republic of China.
• The 4th of May 1919 protests served as a major watershed in China's march towards nationalism and radicalized intellectuals towards Marxism and communism.