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Treaty of Nanjing
The Treaty of Nanking or Nanjing was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China. At first China believed it to be "uneven" because they felt Britain had no obligations for it. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
The Treaty of Kanagawa is with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and allowed the US Government to establish a consulate in Japan. -
Suez Canal Built
The canal was built to connect the Mediterranean sea to the Red Sea. Ferdinand de Lesseps made an agreement with the leader of the Ottoman's in Egypt to build this canal for transportation and trade reasons. -
Indian National Congress Formed
The Indian National Congress was mainly formed as a political party. This congress led the movement towards independence from Great Britain. -
Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy is the principle that all countries could have equal access to any of the ports that are open to trade in China. This policy was issued by Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Russia and Japan. -
Boer War
The Boers, descendants of the original Dutch settlers in Africa, despised the idea of Anglicization of Africa as well as British slave policies. The war ended in 1902 with the British crushing the armies of the Boer's and recapturing their land. -
Revolution of 1911
A group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty in order to attempt to end the Imperialism Era.
