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The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period of technological and scientific advancement that transformed the world's economies and societies from agrarian to industrial -
Opium War
The Opium Wars were two conflicts fought between China and Western powers in the mid-19th century. The wars were fought over the opium trade, which was illegal in China. -
Treaty of Nanjing
The Treaty of Nanking was a peace treaty signed between Great Britain and China on August 29, 1842. It ended the First Opium War and is considered the first of the "unequal treaties" that forced China into imperial international law -
Suez Canal Construction
The Suez Canal was built between 1859 and 1869, and was the first fully traversable waterway connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas -
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Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration in Japan lasted from 1868 to 1912. The restoration marked the beginning of a period of significant social, political, and economic change in Japan. -
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Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was a period of conflict and colonization of Africa by European powers from 1884 to 1914 -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference was a meeting of European colonial powers that took place from November 15, 1884 to February 26, 1885 -
Fashoda Incident
The Fashoda Incident was the result of a series of territorial disputes between the two countries over their colonial possessions in Africa -
The Boer War
Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. Although outnumbered, the Boers were a skilled and determined enemy. After initial setbacks and a long period of guerrilla warfare, the British eventually prevailed, but not without adopting controversial tactics. -
Russo-Japanese War
The Russo-Japanese War was a military conflict fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan from 1904 to 1905. The war was fought over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula.