This Railway was initially built by the Russians, then seized by the Japanese after the Russo-Japanese war. Teddy Roosevelt won a Nobel peace prize for mediating between the two powers which resulted in a peace treaty and the carving up of interests in Manchuria. Fresco depictinghttps://twitter.com/Molson_Hart/status/1166221647768166401 …
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This historical event can still been seen in the Museum of Natural History NYC, the Theodore Roosevelt memorial hall.
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How did the Manchus go so quickly from conquering all of China to: 1. Losing their language 2. Being dominated (presumably) by Russia 3. Being dominated by Japan 4. Almost completely disappearing
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