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Russia Expands
Russia expands across Siberia to -
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Siberian Uprising
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Slave trade act
Britain makes the international slave trade criminal; Slave Trade Act 1807; United States criminalizes the international slave trade at the same time. -
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Spanish american Wars of Independance
Spanish American wars of independence -
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Mexican War of Independance
Mexican War of Independence -
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Congress of Vienna
After the defeat of Napoleon, Congress of Vienna; Reverses French conquests; restores reactionaries to power. However, many liberal reforms persist; Russia emerges as a powerful factor in European affairs. -
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Serbian Uprising
Serbian uprising leading to Serbian autonomy -
British empire
Stamford Raffles founds Singapore as outpost of British Empire -
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Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence -
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Greek War of Independance 2
Greece wins Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire; the 1832 Treaty of Constantinople is ratified at the London Conference of 1832. -
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British Foreign Policy
George Canning in charge of British foreign policy, avoids co-operation with European powers -
French Conquest
Start of the French conquest of Algeria -
Slavery Abolished
Slavery Abolition Act 1833 frees slaves in British Empire; the owners (who mostly reside in Britain) are paid £20 million. -
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First Opium War
Britain wages First Opium War against China -
Treaty of Nanking
Britain forces China to sign the Treaty of Nanking. It opens trade, cedes territory (especially Hong Kong), fixes Chinese tariffs at a low rate, grants extraterritorial rightsto foreigners, and provides both a most favoured nation clause, as well as diplomatic representation. -
Corn Laws
The Corn Laws are repealed; free trade in grain strengthens the British economy By increasing trade with exporting nations -
Revolutions of 1848
Revolutions of 1848, 1848, Revolutions of: coloured print depicting revolt in Paris, 1848Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbisseries of republican revolts against European monarchies, beginning in Sicily, and spreading to France, Germany, Italy, and the Austrian Empire -
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Second Sikh War
Second Sikh war; the British East India Company subjugates the Sikh Empire, and annexes Punjab -
Indian Mutiny
Indian Mutiny suppressed. It has major long-term impact on reluctance to grant independence to Indians -
East India Company
The government of India transferred from East India Company to the crown; the government appoints a viceroy. He rules portions of India directly, and dominates local princes in the other portions. British rule guarantees that local wars will not happen inside India -
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French Intervention in Mexico
French intervention in Mexico; United States demands French withdrawal after 1865; France removes its army, and its puppet Emperor is executed. -
Treaty of Saigon
Treaty of Saigon; France occupies three provinces in southern Vietnam -
France
France establishes a protectorate over Cambodia -
Second treaty of Saigon
Second Treaty of Saigon, France controls all of South Vietnam -
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Scramble for Africa
Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Italy join in the Scramble for Africa -
Austria vs Russia
Austria occupies Bosnia-Herzegovina while Ottoman Empire is at war with Russia -
French colony
France makes Vietnam a colony. -
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Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference (German: Kongokonferenz) or West Africa Conference (Westafrika-Konferenz), regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. -
King Leopold
King Leopold of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, under his personal control. There is no role for the government of Belgium until the King's financial difficulties lead to a series of loans; it takes over in 1908 -
France
France makes Laos a Protectorate -
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii -
Creation of French West Africa
Creation of French West Africa -
Fashoda Incident
Fashoda Incident in Africa threatens war between France and Britain; Settled peacefully -
Spanish American War
United States demands that Spain immediately reform its rule in Cuba; Spain procrastinates; US wins short Spanish–American War -
Treaty of Paris
In Treaty of Paris, US obtains the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and makes Cuba a protectorate. For the first time US has an overseas empire