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1795-British take Cape Colony
1821-Republic of Liberia 1836-1839--great Trek of the Afrikaners 1867-End of Atlantic slave trade 1869-Suez Canal 1879--British/Zulu War 1880-British Protectorate in Egypt |
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1882-French control Algeria
1885-Congress of Berlin 1889-Menelik unites Ethiopia 1889-1902-Boer War 1896--Battle of Adowa (Ethiopia defeats Italy) 1908-Belgium annexes Congo |
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1818--East India Company, Bombay
Presidency
1842-Nanjing Treaty 1857-Indian Sepoy Rebellion 1885-Indian National Congress 1887-Victoris declared Empress of India 1894-Sino-Japanese War 1898-U.S. purchases Philippines |
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1901-Boxer Rebellion
1905-Russo-Japanese War (Japan defeats Russia) 1910-Japan annexes Korea 1911-Manchu Dynasty falls 1912-Chinese Nationalist Party 1915-Japan presents 21 Demands to China |