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At first British control was to protect the trade route to the East, but the British soon realized the benefits and took the Cape for their own needs.
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The Opium Wars were two wars during mid-19th century between China and the British Empire over the British trade of opium.
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A peace treaty which ended the First Opium War between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty.
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A successful uprising in India against the rule of the British East India Company.
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Otto von Bismarck, was a conservative Prussian statesman who became the first chancellor of Prussia in 1862.
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The second military conflict over the Schleswig-Holstein. The war included Denmark, German Confederation, Prussia, and Sweden.
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A war between Prussia and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and German states it ended in a Prussian victory, and caused he exclusion of Austria from Germany.
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Shogun who was the general lost his power and the emperor was restored to the highest position.
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Stretched across the Mediterranean in Egypt southward to the city of Suez. The canal was 25 feet deep, 72 feet wide at the bottom.
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A conflict between the French Empire, French Republic, and the German states of North German.
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The Second replaced the German Confederation and the North-German Confederation which lasted for four years
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The occupation, division, and colonization of African territory by European powers.
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A treaty granted Britain the right to send troops to Egypt in order to defend the Suez canal.
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A conference held in Berlin for Europeans to colonize Africa and trade resources.
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France extended its control to North and South Vietnam, and Cambodia, which they called French Indochina.
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A treaty that was signed by many countries some including Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, and France.
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A violent war that was fought between the Ethiopian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy in the town, Adwa. Ethiopian defeated the Italian Army.
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A anti-imperialist uprising that took place China. Because of this the Qing dynasty became weaker and the foreign influence in China continued.
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War fought between Russia and Japan. The war resulted in Japan gaining a great status of power and caused them to be one of the strongest powers in East Asia.
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Meji, the 122nd emperor of Japan, died on July 30, 1912. His cause of death was Uremia.
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Djibouti gained independence from France. And changed its name to Djibouti and it became known as the Republic of Djibouti.
