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France begins takeover of Algeria
French decided to continue the occupation and set out on a full scale invasion of Algiers and imposed their French rule. Algiers was captured after three weeks and France annexed the rest of the occupied areas in 1834. -
Great Britain acquires Hong Kong
British annexed Hong Kong and forced Chinese to open 5 ports to foreign trade. Later they were forced to open 11 more ports. -
Commodore Matthew C. Perry “opens” Japan.
On March 31, 1854, representatives of Japan and the United States signed a historic treaty. Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry of the United States Navy had negotiated for several months with Japanese officials to accomplish the goal of opening the doors of trade with Japan. -
The Sepoy Rebellion results in the establishment of direct British rule over India.
The Sepoy Rebellion, in which Indian troops rose up against the British. in1858 British government established direct control of India. -
The British North America Act establishes the Dominion of Canada.
The Act entails the original creation of a federal dominion and sets the framework for much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Federal structure, the House of Commons, the Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system -
The Suez Canal is opened.
Britain’s control of the Suez Canal forced her to take an active role in Egypt as well as to acquire the island of Cyprus to secure oil resources for industrial and military needs. -
Zulu resistance to Britain
When the Zulus and the Boers were unable to win a decisive victory, the British became involved in The Zulu Wars and eventually destroyed the Zulu empire. -
France acquires Tunisia.
(2 events) The First consisting of the invasion and securing of the country before the signing of a treaty of protection, and the second (10 June – 28 October) consisting of the suppression of a rebellion. The French protectorate of Tunisia -
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Scramble for Africa
The Berlin Conference led to the “Scramble for Africa.” Between 1878 and 1914, European powers divided up the entire African continent except for the independent countries of Ethiopia and Liberia. -
Great Britain establishes a protectorate over Egypt
Great Britain established a protectorate over Egypt, eliminating France from Egyptian affairs. -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference (1884–1885) established the principle that European occupation of African territory had to be based on effective occupation that was recognized by other states, and that no single European power could claim Africa. -
The Congo Free State is established.
Congo Free State was subject to a terror regime, including atrocities such as mass killings which were used to control the tribes of the Congo region. -
Battle of Adwa
In 1896 a massive Ethiopian army routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy’s conquest of Africa to an end. In defending its independence, Ethiopia cast doubt on the assumption that all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans, and opened a breach that would lead to the continent’s painful struggle for freedom from colonial rule. -
The Open door policy
the Open Door Policy in 1899, proposed that equal trading rights to China be allowed for all nations and that the territorial integrity of China be respected. -
White Man's Burden
Idea that many European countries had a duty to spread their religion and culture to those less civilized -
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Boxer Rebellion takes place in China.
Boxers: a secret Chinese nationalist society supported by the Manchu government. Their goal was to drive out all foreigners and restore China to isolation. Boxers launched a series of attacks against foreigners and Chinese Christians. Attacking the foreign embassies in Beijing, imperialistic powers sent an international force of 25,000 troops to crush the rebellion. -
The Boer War ends with the British takeover of the Orange Free State and the Transvaal.
In the Boer War (1899–1902), the British, with great difficulty, defeated the Boers and annexed the two republics. -
To the person sitting in darkness
"To the Person Sitting in Darkness" is an essay by American Mark Twain. It is a satire about imperialism as revealed in the Boxer Uprising, the Boer War, and the Philippine–American War expressing his anti-Imperialist views.
