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Dec 31, 1400
Chinese built huge fleets
China was able to become a dominating power through exploration. -
Dec 31, 1453
Ottomans capture Constantinople
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Manchu
Ming emperor invited the Quing warriors, but they overthrew him and became Manchus. -
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1st Opium War
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2nd Opium War
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Self-strengthening Movement
Manchu dynasty was trying to get its act together. -
Treaty of Shimonoseki
China was forced to hand over control of Taiwan and grant the Japanese trading rights