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East India Company
The East India Company (1600-1708) was merchants from London traiding with the East Indies. It was a private company with the soul purpose to create profitable trade with countries within Asia. -
Great Trek
Between the 1830's and the 1840's the Dutch were moved out of their land in an eastward fashion away from the British control. -
Opium Wars
The British smuggled in an opium drug into China with their trading ports in India. The illegal bringing in of Opium upset China's balance of trade and the economy was on the verge of collapsing. -
British Raj founded
The period that the British had control over India and during this time it was the 'crowned jewel' of Great Britian. British Raj was just the term used for the time period of when Great Britian controlled India. -
Indian National Congress formed
In the Indian National Congress members decided economical issues as well as politics, and discussed the role's that the British would play in India. -
Open Door Policy
The United States created this policy so that any country trading with China would be protected with equal privileges. This note was dispatched by U.S. Secretary of State John Hay. -
Revolution of 1911
The Revolution of 1911 was an successful Chinese revolt against the Qing Dynasty- which was China's last imperial dynasty.