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opportunities for expansion in europe were obsolete and war was required if they wanted to expand. Production of goods was outdtripping demand, so businesses were forced to lower prices, this led to lower wages and job loss.
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germany became a unified nation
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everyone competed for territory in africa
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british ended up wining
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a pact between austria-hungary saying they would work together if one was attacked
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zulu threat had been removed, transvaal boer rebelled
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settled rules and guidelines for scramble of africa
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an alliance between germany austria-hungary and italy saying they would assist italy if attacked by france and that they would assist germany if attacked by france
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regulated european colonization and trade in africa
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the british government formally adopted the "two power standard"
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gave british territory in africa due to their machine guns and effective weaponry
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a telegraph network was established. this made it far easier for imperial nations to administer and control their overseas possessions
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British magazine posted a famous cartoon of rhodes
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China vs JApan for korean peninsula, a disaster for china
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china had to give korea, taiwan, and port arthur to japan
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the rebellion failed to materialize and they were swiftly driven back by boers
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a conflict between britain and france over territory in sudan
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chinese nationalists were angry over the failure of the government to prevent foreigners gaining influence within china
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Left the USA in effective control of independent cuba
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a war between cuba and spain with america supporting cuba for their raw materials
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boers were forced to surrender (lost to britain) Treaty pf vereeniging placed transvaal and orange free state firmly under british control
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an alliance between britain and japan against russia
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france claims morocco a region in which france and britain both had extensive trading interests in
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War between russia and japan. Japan was defending themselves from russia's east expansion. war ended with the treaty of portsmouth. Russia's loss ended their influence in manchuria
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Allowed the US to intervene in countries if they were threatened by external or internal factors
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was the result of growing tension between major european powers
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the british intercepted and decoded a telegram from the german foreign secretary
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overwheling support of citizens and germany sinking one of USAs ships
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published to serve as the base of peace negotiations after WW1