imperialism timeline

  • Monroe doctrine

    Monroe doctrine
    The Monroe Doctrine, summarized in the phrase "America for Americans", was developed in 1823 in the United States by John Q. Adams and attributed to President James Monroe.
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    First opium war

    The Opium Wars or the Anglo-Chinese Wars were two military conflicts that occurred in the 19th century between the Chinese and British empires. The First lasted between 1839 and 1842.
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    Second opium war

    The Second Opium War, in which France became involved with the British, broke out in 1856 and lasted until 1860.
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    American civil war

    The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 as a result of a controversy over slavery, dating back to the country's origins.
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    Meiji restoration

    The Meiji Restoration describes a chain of events that led to a change in the political and social structure of Japan in the period from 1868 to 1912, covering part of the Edo period called the late Tokugawa Shogunate and the beginning of the Meiji Era.
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    Alfonso XII

    Alfionso XII of Spain was the king between 1874 and 1885
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    Bismarckian alliances

    The Bismarckian Systems is the name by which historians call the system of international alliances that Otto von Bismarck sponsored after the Franco-Prussian War to isolate France and thus avoid its hypothetical revenge after the defeat of 1871. Austro-German treaty (1879), secret Austro-German-Russian agreement (1881). Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy (1882).
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    Boer war

    The Boer Wars, known as the Boer Wars in the United Kingdom and as the Boer Liberation Wars, were two armed conflicts that took place in South Africa between the British Empire and the settlers of Dutch origin called Afrikaners, Boers or Voortrekkers.
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference
    the Berlin Conference established the legal claim by Europeans that all of Africa could be occupied by whomever could take it. It also established a process for Europeans to cooperate rather than fight with each other. This cooperation played a huge role in the division and conquest of Africa.
  • Fashoda incident

    Fashoda incident
    The Fashoda Incident or Fashoda Crisis is the name given to the episodes that took place in 1898 when France and the United Kingdom decided to build communications lines intended to connect their respective African colonies continuously.
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    Alfonso XIII

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    First maroccan crisis

    It broke out due to the French intention to create a protectorate in Morocco, which was opposed by Germany and Spain, which also had interests in the area. Germany saw the opportunity to stop French colonial expansion and obtain territorial gains for itself.
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    Second maroccan crisis

    The Agadir crisis or Second Moroccan Crisis was an international crisis that was about to trigger a war between France and the German Empire for control and influence over Morocco.