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Colonialism
16th-20th centuries, Colonialism is the establishment, exploitation, maintenance, acquisition, and expansion of colony in one territory by a political power from another territory, several European powers established colonies in Asia, Africa, and the Americas -
Imperialism
19th and 20th centuries, Imperialism is a type of advocacy of empire, Imperialism has greatly shaped the contemporary world -
World War I
1914-1918, was a global war centred in Europe, More than 9 million combatants and 7 million civilians died as a result of the war, The war drew in all the world's economic great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances -
Opium war
1839–1842, Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty, The war weakened the Qing dynasty and reduced China's separation from the rest of the world. -
Triple alliance
1882, Each member promised mutual support, The Triple Alliance was a military alliance among Germany, Austria–Hungary, and Italy. -
Berlin conference
1884, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the Imperialism period, The conference ushered in a period of heightened colonial activity by European powers -
Triple entente
1907, was the alliance linking the Russian Empire,France, and Great Britain, The triple entente, constituted a powerful counterweight to the Triple Alliance -
Assassination of the archduke
June 28, 1914, shot dead in Sarajevo by Gavrilo Princip, The political objective of the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's provinces so they could be combined into a Yugoslavia -
Russian revolution
1917, dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union, the Government was replaced with a Communist government -
Treaty of Versailles
1919, It was signed on 28 June 1919, It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. -
Paris Peace Conference
1919, was the meeting of the Allied victors, following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers, The major decisions were the creation of the League of Nations
