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The British gain control of the cape colony in south Africa from the Dutch
Initially British control was aimed to protect the trade route to the East, however, the British soon realized the potential to develop the Cape for their own needs. -
Great Britain occupies Egypt
India had useful resources that the British needed. Also, they took control so the Dutch or French could not attack west India via the Red Sea. -
Opium War
The Opium Wars were two wars in the mid-19th century involving China and the British Empire over the British trade of opium and China's sovereignty. -
Treaty of Nanking
The treaty of Nanking was a peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China. -
Indian Revolt
Indian Mutiny, also called Sepoy Mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops (sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow. -
Otto Von Bismarck Becomes Chancellor of Prussia
Otto von effectively ruled first Prussia and then all of Germany. -
Danish War
The Danish War was the second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein Question of the nineteenth century. -
Austro-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian war between Prussia on the one side and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and certain minor German states on the other. -
Tokugawa Shogun lost power and the Japanese emperor was restored to power
In 1868 the Tokugawa shôgun, who ruled Japan in the feudal period, lost his power and the emperor was restored to the supreme position. The emperor took the name Meiji as his reign name; this event was known as the Meiji Restoration. -
Suez Canal opens
he Suez Canal is actually the first canal that directly links the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It was opened for navigation on the 17th of November 1869. Egypt nationalized the canal on the 26th of July 1956. -
Franco-Prussian war
The Franco-Prussian war was conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck (the Prussian chancellor) as part of his plan to create a unified German Empire. -
Prussia Declares a German Empire
The unification of Italy provided Prussia an ally against Austria in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. Finally, France—fearing Hohenzollern encirclement—declared war on Prussia in 1870, resulting in the Franco-Prussian War. -
Beginning of the scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa was the occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers during the period of New Imperialism. -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin conference was to regulated European colonisation and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. -
French Gain control of Indochina
the French struggled to control its colonies in Indochina - Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Despite financial assistance from the United States, nationalist uprisings against French colonial rule began to take their toll. -
Convention Of Constantinople
The Convention of Constantinople was a treaty signed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Austro-Hungary, Spain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire on 29 October 1888. -
Battle of Adwa
The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was the result of Italian encroachments south of their colony of Eritrea on the Red Sea. -
Boxer Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion, officially supported peasant uprising of 1900 that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. -
Russo-Japanese war
The Russo–Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
Meiji Emperor died
Meiji emperor died on July 30, 1912 in Tokyo city