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The end of dynastic rule in China was ultimately due to

greed.
opium.
imperialism.
isolationism.

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imperialism.

Foreign intrusion — unequal treaties, military defeats (Opium Wars, Sino-Japanese War), spheres of influence and foreign control — weakened the Qing, undermined its legitimacy and economy, and helped trigger reforms and the 1911 revolution that ended dynastic rule.