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Imperialism
Policy of expsnding a country with Miltary, economic or political. -
The Spread of Western Imperialism
Imperialist nations gained control of over most of the free world. Leading that charge was soliders, settlers, merchants, missionaries, and explorers. Lasted to 1914 -
Islamic leaders rising to power
The end date of the dozen islamic leaders, rose to the power, replacing old rulers and founding new states in the western Sudan -
Berlin Conference
A international conference, where many European powers were there and no African Americans were allowed or invited to go to the conference. The Europeans set up a boarder line from the other country. -
Young Turks Demanded Reform
A movement full of a group of liberals called Young Turks. The YT constantly insisted that reform was the only way to save the empire. In 1908, the Young Turks overthrew the sultan but did not get their planned reforms. -
China Loses Sino-Japenese War
After China lost the Sino-Japenese War , the country was in a catastrophe, With Gemany on China's heels about to invade and the Europeans taking lang freely as they pleased. -
Boxer Uprising
A group of Chinese Boxers, that formed a secret society called the Righteous Harmnious Fists, they have been trying to reach their goals of running out "Un Chinese" people they had called Foreign Devils -
The Boer War
British war over gold and diamonds in the Boer lands, guerrilla fighting tactics were used. The British at a great cost won and ended the war in 1902. -
The Muslim League
Hindus and Muslims had plans of working together in a collaboration for each other to benefit but as the Muslims had worries the Hindus might make a take over. They decided to work alone and they started the Muslim league -
A Friendly Britain
The British made a new constitution and united the former Boer republics and Cape Colony into the Union of South Afri. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
There were many factors, including, Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism & Nationalism, but this is the single event that sparked or ignited World War 1.
