Imperialism

  • Period: Feb 16, 1000 to Feb 16, 1099

    China acquires a quick-growing strain of rice from Asia

  • Period: Feb 16, 1100 to

    the beginning of the shogun dynasty to the end

  • Period: Feb 16, 1400 to

    many countries conduct explorations of foreign lands

  • Period: Feb 8, 1450 to Feb 8, 1459

    Europeans have established contacts with sub-Saharan Africans

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    Britain becomes economically interested in India

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    Japan isolates itself from all outside contact

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    Spanish and Portuguese traders bring western products to China

  • Dutch land in the Cape of Good Hope

    Dutch land in the Cape of Good Hope
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    many nations and countries become imperialistic

  • the Mughal Empire collapses

    the Mughal Empire collapses
  • Robert Clive leads the East India Company to victory over India

    Robert Clive leads the East India Company to victory over India
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    the East India Company is the leading power in India

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    local wars shake Africa

  • the Qing emperor agrees to receive an ambassador from England

    the Qing emperor agrees to receive an ambassador from England
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    the introduction of steam-powered riverboats allows Europeans to conduct major expeditions into the interior of Africa

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    colonial powers seize vast areas of Africa

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    the British take permanent contol of the Cape of Good Hope

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    the East India Company rules India with little to no interference

  • Period: to

    the conversion of cash crops reduced food production, causing a famine

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    some in India begin demanding more modernisation

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    China limits the amount of foreigners that enter the country

  • Zulu chief Shaka uses warriors and good military to create a large centralised state

    Zulu chief Shaka uses warriors and good military to create a large centralised state
  • the drug quinine is perfected

    the drug quinine is perfected
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    several thousands of Boers begin to trek north -- known as the Great Trek

  • as many as 12 million Chinese people are addicted to opium

    as many as 12 million Chinese people are addicted to opium
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    Hong Xiuquan begins rallying followers to help him build a "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace"

  • the opium war begins

    the opium war begins
  • Lin Zexu writes letter to Queen Victoria explaining China's problem with opium

    Lin Zexu writes letter to Queen Victoria explaining China's problem with opium
  • the Chinese and British sign a peace treaty, ending the opium war

    the Chinese and British sign a peace treaty, ending the opium war
  • China signs another treaty giving U.S. and other foreign citizens extraterritorial rights

    China signs another treaty giving U.S. and other foreign citizens extraterritorial rights
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    African peoples are divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups

  • the British controlled most of the Indian subcontinent

    the British controlled most of the Indian subcontinent
  • the Chinese population rises to 430 million

    the Chinese population rises to 430 million
  • Hong Xiuquan has organised a massive army of about 1 million

    Hong Xiuquan has organised a massive army of about 1 million
  • Period: to

    the Crimean War cuts off the supply of Russian jute to Scottish jute mills

  • Period: to

    the Dowager Empress Cixi is in control of the Qing imperial palace

  • U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry travels to Japan to forcibly deliver a letter from the U.S. president to the Tokugawa shogun

    U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry travels to Japan to forcibly deliver a letter from the U.S. president to the Tokugawa shogun
  • Hong Xiuquan and his followers take the city of Nanjing

    Hong Xiuquan and his followers take the city of Nanjing
  • the treaty of Kanagawa is signed

    the treaty of Kanagawa is signed
  • gossip begins spreading through sepoys that the British have greased their bullets with cow and pig fat

    gossip begins spreading through sepoys that the British have greased their bullets with cow and pig fat
  • the Battle of Cawnpore takes place

    the Battle of Cawnpore takes place
  • the sepoys in India rebelled

    the sepoys in India rebelled
  • the British government takes direct command of India

    the British government takes direct command of India
  • Japan opens to trade

    Japan opens to trade
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    Dowager Empress Cixi backed the self-strengthening movement

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    diamonds and gold are discovered in southern Africa

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    Dowager Empress Cixi holds reigns of control

  • the Taiping government collapses

    the Taiping government collapses
  • Period: to

    Christian missionary David Livingstone travels with a group of Africans into Central Africa to promote Christianity

  • diamonds are first discovered

    diamonds are first discovered
  • the Tokugawa shogun steps down

    the Tokugawa shogun steps down
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    many foreign nations take advantage of China and often attacked it

  • American newspaper reporter greets David Livingstone on shores of Lake Tanganyika with famous greeting "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

    American newspaper reporter greets David Livingstone on shores of Lake Tanganyika with famous greeting "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
  • Dadabhai Naoroji delivers a speech about the impact of Great Britain on India

    Dadabhai Naoroji delivers a speech about the impact of Great Britain on India
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    coal production grows from half a million tons to twenty one millions tons

  • Japan forces Korea to open three ports to Japanese trade

    Japan forces Korea to open three ports to Japanese trade
  • Cecil Rhodes publishes Confession of Faith

    Cecil Rhodes publishes Confession of Faith
  • the British invade Zulu when the African nation refuses to give into British rule

    the British invade Zulu when the African nation refuses to give into British rule
  • the Zulu nation is defeated by the British at the Battle of Ulundi

    the Zulu nation is defeated by the British at the Battle of Ulundi
  • as little as about 10% of Africa is controlled by Europeans

    as little as about 10% of Africa is controlled by Europeans
  • France approves treaty giving them control over the north bank of the Congo

    France approves treaty giving them control over the north bank of the Congo
  • the "The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters" political cartoon is published

    the "The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters" political cartoon is published
  • Jules Ferry delivers a speech before the French National Assembly

    Jules Ferry delivers a speech before the French National Assembly
  • King Cetshwayo is driven away into exile and dies

    King Cetshwayo is driven away into exile and dies
  • the world's first machine gun is invented

    the world's first machine gun is invented
  • Western leaders meet to divide Africa into colonial holdings

    Western leaders meet to divide Africa into colonial holdings
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    14 European nations gather to have the Berlin Conference

  • the Indian National Congress is established

    the Indian National Congress is established
  • Japan and China make hands-off agreement, pledging to not send their armies into Korea

    Japan and China make hands-off agreement, pledging to not send their armies into Korea
  • gold is first discovered

    gold is first discovered
  • the British rule Zulu

    the British rule Zulu
  • Menelik II becomes emperor of Ethiopia

    Menelik II becomes emperor of Ethiopia
  • Menelik II notices differences in translation between Ehtiopian and Ititalian when studying the treaty they signed; believed he was giving up a bit of Ethiopia to Italy

    Menelik II notices differences in translation between Ehtiopian and Ititalian when studying the treaty they signed; believed he was giving up a bit of Ethiopia to Italy
  • Japan has several dozen warships and 500,000 well-trained and prepared soldiers

    Japan has several dozen warships and 500,000 well-trained and prepared soldiers
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    the United States begin to colonise

  • foreign powers accept the abolition of extraterritorial rights for their citizens living in Japan

    foreign powers accept the abolition of extraterritorial rights for their citizens living in Japan
  • China and Japan sign a peace treaty

    China and Japan sign a peace treaty
  • the Battle of Adowa takes place

    the Battle of Adowa takes place
  • China's young emperor Guangxu demands reform in China

    China's young emperor Guangxu demands reform in China
  • the Dutch declare war on the British -- the Boer War begins

    the Dutch declare war on the British -- the Boer War begins
  • the United States declares the Open-Door Policy

    the United States declares the Open-Door Policy
  • the Boxers descend upon Beijing yelling "death to the foreign devils"

    the Boxers descend upon Beijing yelling "death to the foreign devils"
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    nationalist groups are calling for self-government

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    Westerners treid to convince Japan to open its trade ports

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    the Japanese economy becomes modernised

  • J.A. Hobson publishes his book Imperialism: A Study

    J.A. Hobson publishes his book Imperialism: A Study
  • the Japanese surprise-attack the Russians

    the Japanese surprise-attack the Russians
  • the belief arises that a magic water would turn bullets into water -- the Maji Maji Rebellion

    the belief arises that a magic water would turn bullets into water -- the Maji Maji Rebellion
  • Japan and Russia make peace negotiations

    Japan and Russia make peace negotiations
  • Japan attacks Korea

    Japan attacks Korea
  • Dowager Empress sends officials to study other governments around the world

    Dowager Empress sends officials to study other governments around the world
  • the Muslim League is established

    the Muslim League is established
  • officials return with their results

    officials return with their results
  • the Korean king gives up control of Korea to Japan

    the Korean king gives up control of Korea to Japan
  • China announces its constitutional government will be formed by 1917

    China announces its constitutional government will be formed by 1917
  • Britain wins the Boer War

    Britain wins the Boer War
  • Japan imposes annexation on Korea

    Japan imposes annexation on Korea
  • Britain divides India's province differently

    Britain divides India's province differently
  • Liberia and Ethiopia are the only countries in Africa free from European rule

    Liberia and Ethiopia are the only countries in Africa free from European rule
  • Britain claims the entirety of Nigeria

    Britain claims the entirety of Nigeria
  • japan has more than 7,000 railroads

    japan has more than 7,000 railroads
  • nearly all of Africa is controlled by European nations

    nearly all of Africa is controlled by European nations
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    Shanghai's per capita grows from around $1200 to over $6000