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Industrial Revolution
Period of technological and mechanical advancements starting in Great Britain and eventually spreading throught Europe. New technologies like the steam engine, spinning jenny, and telegraph allowed for mass production of goods in factories, rather than by hand. -
Opium Wars
Conflicts mainly between Britain and China over an opium ban. It resulted in China signing unfair treaties over who can trade where. -
Treaty of Nanjing
It was a treaty that ended the first opium war, and is considered the first unequal treaties in China. In it, Hong Kong is given to Britain, and British merchants were allowed to trade with any Chinese merchant. -
Suez Canal Construction
First waterway fully connecting the Mediterranean and Red seas -
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Meiji Restoration
Samurai and court nobles overthrew the shogunate and restored power to the emperor, Mutsuhito, who took the reign name Meiji. The goals were to modernize Japan and adopting some western culture. -
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Scramble for Africa
Is when Europe's rapid expansion in to Africa happened, and competition for territory in Africa. -
Berlin Conference
Was made to formalize the claims for Africa and make rules for colonization. -
Fashoda Incident
Confrontation between France and Britain in 1898 that occurred in the Sudan -
Boer War
A series of fights between South Africa and Britain. It was caused by conflicting political ideas, and a series of revolts. -
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.