Age of Imperialism By jake.feiler Feb 5, 1850 European trade with Africa becomes well established May 4, 1857 East India Company collapses due to Sepoy Rebellion; British Raj begins Jan 17, 1869 Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Seas Dec 31, 1884 Berlin Conference convenes to discuss terms for African colonization Sep 20, 1893 Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne of Hawaii Oct 17, 1896 Ethiopians defeat the invading Italians at the Battle of Adwa Jun 16, 1898 Spanish-American War breaks out; Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Philippines taken from Spain Nov 27, 1899 Boer War in South Africa Sep 30, 1914 Most of Africa is under European control
