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To help stop slave trade Freetown was used as a base. There they fought for this and its was mainly the British Government. -
British established an area that was the base of the slave trade. It was called Bathurst but is now called Banjul. It was the mouth of Africa. -
Bismark invites European countries to decide what areas they would want. This was the western Africa conference and it took place in Berlin. -
The Boers establish Orange Free State as independent republican. They had there own made constitution. -
Indian rebellion stater, this caused the British to take over. They took over East India Company asset. -
The British Raj Occurs this is because of the British. This makes the British then take direct rule over India. -
The area south of Zambezi is given the name Rhodesia. It was named after the man who colonized this area. -
Stanley established a foothold for Leopold II. This was typically a rock were he would set his feet to get them rubbed. He did this on the southern bank of Congo. -
French marines landed at Tamatave. There goal was to protect french interest and assert French control -
Spanish started to colonize the western part of Sahara. This was then labeled as Spanish Sahara. They used it mainly for fishing but originally for slave trading. -
Congo free state was announced. Leopold II was the one to do so and he was a part of Belgium -
Germany and Britain had an agreement with land. This then now marks today's Tanzania and Kenya. -
British gathered their emperor were the held a meetings. This meeting was in London this coincided with Queen Victoria jubilee. -
Rhodes wins the right to administer the region from Zambezi to Lake Tanganyika. This is now-a-days Zambia. -
Germany takes direct control of Germany East Africa. They were their protectorate. Direct control is the replacement of a rulers. -
Edward VII was the first British monarchy to travel to India. It hold a great coronation durbar in Delhi. -
With so much harsh condition and people's rights hands being cut off. Roger Casement reported over 10 million deaths -
Belgium finally annexed the Congo Free State as a colony. He did this because there was an international pressure and also reports of mistreatment of the native people. -
Railroads were used mostly for transportation and this was introduced to the Indian people. They transported a bunch of things for war -
This congress emerges and they were agreeing about the social classes of India. This then made there middle class.