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Between 1839 and 1842, British forces fought a war in China that benefitted drug smugglers. Their subsequent victory in the conflict opened up the lucrative Chinese trade to British merchants. -
The second Opium War was the result of the desire of Great Britain and France to win additional commercial privileges in China, including the legalization of the opium trade, as well as to gain more legal and territorial concessions in China. -
the dynamo was the fist electrical generator to create direct current using a commutator.the dynamos were the frist electric genertarors capable of deilvering energy for the industry -
It was at this time, 1876–1877, that a new invention called the telephone emerged. It is not easy to determine who the inventor was. Both Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray submitted independent patent applications concerning telephones to the patent office in Washington on February 14, 1876. -
The Boer Wars were significant in defining modern South Africa. The peace treaty in 1902 brought the British and Boers together in an uneasy alliance, allowing the formation of a unified South Africa. -
there were wars closely followed by new territories . The rival powers agreed in this conference the division of Africa so that each empire had a piece of territory -
Cinematograph is an term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors -
The Boxer Rebellion was an anti-foreign, anti-colonial, and anti-Christian uprising in China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the United Militia. -
Manufacturing systems based on mass production to increase productivity and reduce manufacturing costs -
Construction of the Canal shortened the route ships traveled when voyaging around the world. And opened the canal on August 15, 1914