Global Tension

  • The British gain control of cape colony in South Africa

    The British gain control of cape colony in South Africa
    The British gain control of the cape colony in South Africa from the Dutch to protect the trade slave route to many South Africans.
  • Opium Wars

    Opium Wars
    the two wars of China Britain over the British trade of opium and China's power.
  • Treaty of Nanking

    Treaty of Nanking
    The first treaty in China which gained the Hong Kong island for London to stop the continuation of the military.
  • Indian Revolt

    Indian Revolt
    A serious inserrection against the British East India to fix a power for the Britain Crown.
  • Danish War

    Danish War
    They were a conflict between the German and Danish interest .
  • Austro-Prussian War AKA Seven Weeks War

    Austro-Prussian War AKA Seven Weeks War
    The Prussian claimed victory the caused the exclusion of Australia from Germany.
  • Tokugawa shogun lost power and the Japanese emperor

    Tokugawa shogun lost power and the Japanese emperor
    Restored to power and this event was known as the Meiji Restoration.
  • Suez Canal opens

    Suez Canal opens
    The Mediterranean and the red seas beginning a for the wife of Napoleon II; it began to built April 1859 and finally opened November of 1869.
  • Franco-Prussian War

    Franco-Prussian War
    was conflict between the Second French empire in which a coalition of German States led by Prussia defeated France.
  • Prussia declares a German Empire aka the second rich

    Prussia declares a German Empire aka the second rich
    Prussia controlled force in the nation until the empire end
  • Otto Von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of Prussia

    Otto Von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of Prussia
    Germany became a modern unified nation under leadership.
  • beginning of the scramble for africa

    beginning of the scramble for africa
    The Europeans wanted to invade and occupy Africa to colonize and annex the territory.
  • great britain occupies egypt

    great britain occupies egypt
    In 1883, Britain declared Egypt which settled the stage for practices of other European powers.
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference
    A meeting of European powers to carry out spheres of influences in Africa.
  • france gain control of indochina

    france gain control of indochina
    France gain control of Indochina by helping to gain power.
  • convention of constantinople

    convention of constantinople
    The Convention of Constantinople was a treaty signed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire
  • battle of adwa

    battle of adwa
    The Battle of Adwa was fought on 1 March 1896 between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy near the town of Adwa, Ethiopia, in Tigray.
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion
    The Boxer Rebellion, Boxer Uprising, or Yihetuan Movement was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising that took place in China
  • The Russo–Japanese War

    The Russo–Japanese War
    was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.
  • mejii emperor died

    mejii emperor died
    died on July 30th of 1912 in Tokyo City because of Uremia.
  • france occupies djibouti

    france occupies djibouti
    France interest took place against British activity to open the Suez Canal; they also signed various treaties ruling to expand the city of Djibouti.