When the 20th century began, the Manchu dynasty in China, the Ottoman Empire, and several European empires controlled much of the world. The British Empire alone covered one quarter of the globe and ruled over as many as 1 out of every 4 persons on earth.
विसाव्या शतकाच्या सुरवातीला चीनचे मांचू साम्राज्य, ऑटोमन साम्राज्य आणि अनेक युरोपियन साम्राज्यांची जगाच्या बहुतांश भागावर सत्ता होती.