Short term causes
the first cause is the loss of the opium war opium is a medical drug. the high demand was the cause of the war but they ended up losing it so it made the people angry. then they started losing territory like Hong Kong. so they ended up making treaty ports. then they lost the war against japan in 1894-1895 which made them lose more land. so the causes were basically poor choices by the government and bad military.
long term causes
the long lasting cause is that the last dynasty the Qing dynasty had been in power for over 200 years and the peole of china had wanted to get them out of power for a long time so they could create a new empire or goverment.
the first cause is the loss of the opium war opium is a medical drug. the high demand was the cause of the war but they ended up losing it so it made the people angry. then they started losing territory like Hong Kong. so they ended up making treaty ports. then they lost the war against japan in 1894-1895 which made them lose more land. so the causes were basically poor choices by the government and bad military.
long term causes
the long lasting cause is that the last dynasty the Qing dynasty had been in power for over 200 years and the peole of china had wanted to get them out of power for a long time so they could create a new empire or goverment.