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Age Of Imperialism
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Shaka
The leader of the Zulu(Shaka) was born, in 1787. -
Ottoman
Selim III went into the Ottomans power, he tried to modernize the Ottoman power around this time -
The Crimean War
During 1853 was the start of the Crimean War, between the Russians and Ottomans -
Crimean War Ends
Britian and its allies won the Crimean War in February of 1856. -
The Great Rebelion of 1857
India's first War of independence -
Diamonds in Africa
During this year was the discovery of Diamonds in Africa -
Invasion
The British invaded the Zulu's -
Guns
In this year, the maxum gun was invented, being the first automatic machine gun -
Africa Seperates
Western leaders divided Africa into colonial holdings -
The Berlin Confrence of 1884-85
From 1884-85, Was the Berlin Confrence. It was Eurpeans fighting for African land -
India
In this year, India had their first congress meeting. -
Gold in Africa
The year they found gold in Africa -
Ethiopia
Menelik II became the Emperor of Ethiopia -
The Battle of Adowa
Ethiopia defeated Italy and forced them to stay independent -
Spanish-American War
The US obtained control over The Phillipine Islands and Puerto Rico. This caused the start of the Spanish-American War. -
The Boer War
When otherparts of the world found out about the discovery of gold and diamonds, Boers blamed the British and broke out war with them. -
India
In this year, India was ranked fourth in the world for largest railway system. -
Nigeria
In this year Nigeria was claimed as a colony by the British -
India
India gained it's independence against Britian -
Crimean War
The Crimean War began to be a part of the Ukraine