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The Suez Canal
The offical opening of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal is the connection of both the Nile River in Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The catalyst for the joint Israeli-British-French attack on Egypt was the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser in July 1956. The situation had been brewing for some time. -
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The Scrable for Africa
The Scramble for Africa (1880-1913) was a period of rapid colonization of the African continent by European powers. During the late 1800s Europeans began exploring the interior parts of Africa By the 1880s, European nations were racing to colonize African lands. -
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First Boer War
The First Boer War (Afrikaans: Eerste Vryheidsoorlog, literally "First Freedom War"), also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the Transvaal War, was a war fou.ght from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and the Boers of the South African Republic -
France acquires Tunisia
The French conquest of Tunisia occured in 2 phases:
First Phase, was the invasion and securing of the country.
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The Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference, also known as the Congo Conference (or the West Africa Conference), was a gathering of major European Nations to decide all questions connected with the Congo River Basin in Cental Africa. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-imperialist uprising, which occured in China. It was motivated by pro-nationalist sentiments and oppositon to foreign imperialism and christian missionary activity. -
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The Second Boer War
The Second Boer War (Dutch: Tweede Boerenoorlog, Afrikaans: Tweede Vryheidsoorlog, literally "Second Freedom War") was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the South African Republic (Transvaal Republic) and the Orange Free State. -
The opening of the Panama Canal
The opening of the Panama Canal was historic event by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The purpose was the ability to move war ships and commerce quickly between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
