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The Qing dynasty<span>, also known as the </span>Qing Empire<span>, officially the </span>Great Qing<span> </span><span>English</span><span>was the last </span>imperial dynasty<span> of </span>China<span>, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912. It was preceded by the </span>Ming dynasty<span> and succeeded by the </span>Republic of China<span>. The Qing multi-cultural empire lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the </span>modern Chinese state<span>.</span>
The purpose of the CIA operations were to oust leaders that had close ties to the Soviet Union and therefor communism.
<span>Westward expansion began very early, with the ever pressing need for more land. The more land you controlled, the more food and money you had and thus a larger settlement. After people started reaching California, while new land was always a treasure in and of itself, gold was worth much more than the land it was found on.
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