The 19th century wasn't a good one for China. It was marked by the nation being taken advantage of by foreign powers and by the signing of lopsided treaties.

The 20th century started out a bit more promising, but eventually devolved into a series of warlords and a civil war between two major forces for control of the country, on top of a Japanese occupation.

When the dust finally settled in 1949, the victors were the communists.

And China and the world hasn't been the same sense.

Learn more about the Chinese Communist Revolution, why it happened, and how the communists won,

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