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Great Trek
The Great Trek was a movement of Dutch- speaking colonists who wanted to have their own colonies. They were trying to establish their own independent British rule. -
Treaty of Nanjing
The Treaty of Nanjing was a peace treaty created to end the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing Dyansty. -
Sepoy Rebellion
The Sepoy Rebellion was a rebellion Indian troops began against British rule in India. They were rebelling after the British established complete political control of India. -
Suez Canal built
The Suez Canal was built for navigation purposes and it eventually became one of the worlds most heavily traveled shipping lanes. it took ten years to complete the construction of the Suez Canal because it was all man power until they brought in steam shovels. -
David Livingstone found
David Livingstone was a missionary and explorer who was in the interior of Africa. He worked to end the business of selling captured African slaves. -
Indian National Congress formed
When the Indian National Congress formed, it created the most of India’s governments and had a strong presence in many state governments. It was a broad based political party of India. -
Boer War
The Boer War was a war between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State who were fighting to gain gold and diamonds once they were discovered.
