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Opium Wars
War between the Chinese and the Brittish because the Brittish kept on smuggling opium into China and getting its citizenz addicted to it. Brittish won the war and gained money, Hong Kong, and trading access with China -
Sepoy Rebellion of 1857
Indian soldiers rebelled against the Brittish who colonized them due to a rumor that they were going to be forced to eat pork and beef fat (goes against their religion). -
Suaz Canal Built
France took over Egypt's idea to create the Suaz canal which connects the Red Sea to the Medditerranean Sea. -
Berlin Conference
A meeting held in Germany with all the world's major powers to discuss how they would divide up Africa amongst themselves -
Boer War
A fight between the Boers (dutch people who were lived in Africa) and Brittian. Was for the natural resources of Southern Africa. -
Revolution of 1911
The Chinese revolutionary army overthrew the Qing dynasty establishment and in place created a democracy which would lead China instead. -
Panama Canal Built
After the US had assisted Panama in gaining its freedom from Colombia, Panama gave them a ten-mile wide area across their country to create the Panama Canal. With the success of its creation, the waterways from the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific ocean had been opened up in Latin America.
