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On December 31, 1600, Queen Elizabeth I sent out 25 adventurers to start trade in the East Indies. The adventurers made settlement on both the east and west coast of India, calling themselves the British East India Company.
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Boers arrive in Cape of Good Hope, or South Africa.
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In 1757, the British East India Company defeated and killed the Mughal governor of Bengal, Sirajud-Dawla. This happened after he captured Calcutta in an attempt to obstruct the Company.
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The Raj was a British dominion over India from 1757 to 1947.
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European and African trade becomes well established with one another.
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Napoleon III proclaims himself as emperor of France.
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In 1853 a war broke out between the Russians and Ottomans called the Crimean War.
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The Great Rebellion of 1857 broke out after the sepoys went against their commanders of the British East India Company after being fed up with limited opportunities.
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In 1876, Queen Victoria of Britain declared herself Empress of India.
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Berlin Conference sets rules for African colonization.
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The Suez Canal opens.
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United States wins the Spanish-American War and gained control of the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii as a result of the victory.
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British and Boer war in South Africa starts in 1899 and ends in 1902 resulting in Britain capturing South Africa.
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By 1910 India had the fourth largest railway system in the world, unifying the country, but still under British rule.
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Most of Africa is under European control.
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World War I began in 1914 and ended in 1918.