Imperialism

By joyceok

  • European trade with Africa becomes well established

    European trade make African products have more value

  • East India Company collapses due to Sepoy Rebellion; British Raj begins

    After the Sepoy Mutiny, the East India Company doesnt have any soldiers.

  • Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Seas

    Ismail creates the Suez Canal from Egypt which connects the Meditteranean with the Red Sea that was a geopolitically good place for a waterway so ships could pass through it

  • Berlin Conference convenes to discuss terms for African colonization

    When Belgium figured out that Africa was such a geopolitical place, they held a conference to split up Africa to different countries so that they wouldnt get into a war with the other Europeans

  • Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne of Hawaii

    After her Brother dies, Queen Liliuokalani, the only queen of Hawaii, takes the throne of Hawaii.

  • Ethiopians defeat the invading Italians at the Battle of Adwa

    The Ethiopians maintain their Indepencence with strong rulers and wanting to keep their culture.