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East India Company
This became the richest, most powerful trading company in the world. They controlled most of India, not the British gov, and Britain thought of India as a perfect place. -
Opium War
The Opium war started as the Chinese tried to stop the smuggling of Opium. Britain easily beat China in the war. They settled on the Treaty of Nanjing -
Treaty of Nanjing
This treaty as the settlement from the Opium War. This treaty was highly unfair as Britain gain a lot of money and gained Hong Kong -
Sepoy Rebellion
Indian Soldiers rebelled against Britain but it was stopped after a year. After this parliment tightened control of India and ended the East India Co. dominance. -
British Raj Founded
British tried to appease the Indians by helping them build an economy. It improved roads, railways, telegraphs, lines, canal, schools -
Boer War
The Boer war was between the Boers and the British. THis was over land, Slaves, and resources such as gold and diamonds -
The Berlin Conference
The Berlin COnference was a discussion between European Countries on the division of Africa. They had the conference to prevent conflict.
