At the turn of the twentieth century, China faced several big challenges. European countries, such as Great Britain, were eager to extend their power in China. Meanwhile, the power of the imperial dynasty had grown too weak to deal with this outside threat. Revolutionary groups inside China wanted more economic and political freedom for Chinese people. In 1911, these groups
united to overthrow the emperor and establish a republic.
<u>Explanation:</u>
During the twentieth century, there were a lot of problems that China was going through. The imperial dynasty that had been ruling over China since a long time now was growing too weak. It had lost all the power to deal with the external threat.
The groups inside China wanted more freedom and liberty from the imperial dynasty and wanted to grow free. There were protests going on inside the country itself to overthrow the imperial dynasty.