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Monroe doctrine
This doctrine by president Monroe warned any European country that they would not allow any further conquers or Latin american countries. -
Opium Wars
http://www.historytoday.com/julia-lovell/opium-wars-both-sides-now
There was two wars regarding the British trade of opium to the Chinese and the Chinese sovereignty. -
Sepoy Rebellion
https://www.britannica.com/event/Indian-Mutiny
Indian soldiers had an unsuccessful rebellion on the British. In India it is called the first war of independence. -
David livingstone
Henry Morton went to find David Livingstone when everyone stopped hearing from him. Henry went and found him in the town of Ujiji and the first thing he said when he found the only white person in Africa was, "Dr livingstone, I Presume. -
Suez Canal Built
Egypt built the canal to have a direct passage from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The efficiency of the building process was slowed due to cholera outbreak. -
Open door policy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3XAYIr0478
The united states had been wanting an open door policy for trading in china for a long time by now. After this the trade between the Americas and china was greatly increased. -
Boxer Rebellion
The boxer rebellion also known as the Yihequan Movement was an anti-imperialist movement that took place in the Qing dynasty.
