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Opium Wars
British merchants had been smuggling Opium from India into China, and China tried to stop the smuggling by fighting the British. The British easily defeated the Chinese. -
Sepoy Rebellion
Sepoys, or Indian soldiers, rebelled against the British, but the rebellion was put down within a year. Due to this, Parliament tightened control on India and took the East India Co. out of power. -
Suez Canal built
The Egyptian ruler Isma'il supported the construction of the Suez Canal in order to modernize Europe using money mostly from the French. It connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean. -
David Livingstone found
Livingstone had gone to Africa to explore the interior of the continent, but he hadn't been heard from in years. Stanley went to Africa to find him, which he did in the town of Ujiji, Lake Tanganyika. -
Berlin Conference
Fourteen European nations met to create rules for the division of Africa . The rules put in place were that any nation could claim land by notifying other nations and demonstrating their control. -
The Boxer Rebellion
Peasants sieged the European section of Bejing for months with the support of the Chinese government. The European soldiers eventually defeated them. -
Revolution of 1911
Many Chinese people who wanted a change to a modern and independent republic rebelled against the Qing dynasty. They were successful, which led to the creation of a democracy.
