World History Minute: China’s last emperor (Dec. 2, 1908)

World History Minute: China’s last emperor (Dec. 2, 1908)

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On December 2, 1908, China’s last emperor took the thrown. There’s just one catch: He was a toddler. Historian John Schmidt explains what happened.