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Dr. Livingston
Introduces medicines, Christianity,exploration to "Darkest" Africa. -
French
French build Suez Canal in Egypt. -
David Livingstone dies.
Humanitarian efforts in Africa accelerate when Jacob Wainwright, his black African friend accompanies Livingstone's body to England -
Leopold II
he was from Belgium and he begins efforts to found a colonyin Africa along the Congo river. -
Egyptian Khedive
Playboy lifestyle based on European loans leads to financial problems. -
Joseph Chamberlain
B ecomes chief of Colonial Office in England. He decides to make Imperialism a popular idea as it was in the rest of Europe. -
Kruger Telegram
Kaiser Wilhelm II congratulatesBoers. English are outraged. Queen Victoria demandsexplanation from her grandson. -
French begin strategy of "right of occupation"
treaties for England has always won the treaty game. So France decides to simply seize, then, negotiate. This puts great pressure onBritain's claims near the Niger River as only a British Companyis there. -
"Splendid Isolationism" in trouble.
France still angry over Egypt. Russia leaning on India and egging on France. America furious over British refusal of arbitration overVenuzuela/Guyana dispute. -
"Battle of the Flags
France and Britain claim towns along the Niger. Britaindares France to fight. France gives in. The Niger disputes areended. -
Battle of Omdurman
British under Kitchener retake Khartoum.Gordon Avenged (Sep 2) -
Niger
becomes a protectorate of Britain -
Ashanti Uprising in NigeriaKhaki Election
Boer goes commando or guerilla fighting. -
Boer attacks
The boer people raided South Africa -
Anti- Commando
drives in Boer Republics underKitchener are successful -
Casement Report
Congo gets exposed for atrocities for British government. -
Transvall
Was given self rule by britian -
British South Africa Act
Places South Africa undermore British contro -
Second Moroccan Crisis
France given free hand in Morocco and Germany gets part of FrenchCongo -
A new war
WW1 begins in august