The period between the 1840s and the 1940s is known as China’s Century of Humiliation. During this time, the country suffered huge internal fragmentation, embarrassing loss of territory and invasion from powers that had, for thousands of years, been inferior to China. Invasions were followed by uprising and revolutions, forcing Imperial China to its knees. Learn all about the era that led to the foundation of the Republic of China in this episode of IT'S HISTORY.