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Cape of Good Hope
The Dutch established a route for the ships sailing between the Dutch East Indies and the Netherlands. -
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Quinine
A drug that helps prevent the Europeans from getting infectous diseases. -
Africa Trading
Africa and Europe establish a steady trading relationship with eachother. -
British in India
By 1850 Britain controlled most of the Indian sub continent. -
Crimean War
This was a war that was between the Russians and the Ottomans over a peninsula that connected through waterways to the Atlantic Ocean. -
Discoveries of Diamonds and Gold
This increased the interest for Europeans to colonize Africa. -
Suez Canal
The suez canal opens in egypt, connecting the Revd sea to the Mediterranean sea -
David Livingstone
In the late 1860's a missionary by the name of David Livingstone went on a mission to spread christianity in the center of Africa. With no word for several years they thought he was dead. They then sent a reporter called Henery Stanley to find him. They found him in 1871 on the shore of lake Tanganyika. -
Zulu war
The Zulu war was between the Zulus and the British army. The Zulus almost beat the British guns with there spears and sheilds. -
Shaka
Shaka was the Zulu military cheif. He lead the Zulus to success against the british. His successors did not do good against the British army and thats how they lost the war. -
Only 10% of Africa is colonized
Europeans only colonized 10% of Africa. It was mainly on the coast. -
Berlin Conference
14 countries met in Berlin to discuss how they would evenly divide Africa among eachother. -
Ethiopia
Ethiopia successfully defended ,due to Menellik II , there country against the invading Italians and Russians by playing them against eachother. -
United states colonization
USA began an indirect rule over countries in the pacific. -
Annexion of Hawaii
USA annexed hawaii after Queen liliuokalani was removed from power. -
Boer war
The Boer war began in africa between the Dutch and the invading British. -
American and Filipino War
The americans and filipino broke out in war because america wanted to control them for recources. -
Africa colonization
Most of Africa by 1914 was colonized by European countries. -
Free African Countries
By 1914 the only free African countries were Eithiopia and Liberia. -
British Colonization Agreement
The British formally agree not to colonize passed the Kyber pass.That was intact until 1979 when the russians invaded Afghanistan.
