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Answer:
After Yuan Shikai’s death in 1916, China plunged into the warlord period, with regional
military leaders ranging from local bandits’ controlling small bases to powerful heads of
large armies’ controlling broad swaths of territory.
Explanation:
He believed in democracy and a government ruled by the people. Even though this was his greatest moment, he didn't want to make himself a king
Its probably because white people have always had a desire to be involved in things created by minority groups. take cinco de mayo, for example--while this was most likely just an excuse for people to get drunk on weekdays, it was ALSO something that white people were inherently excluded from and that created a sort of "imbalance" in their hunger for dominance