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President James Monroe of the United States of America forms his policy stating that the Europeans are not allowed to further colonize the Americas.
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British merchants smuggled in opium from India into China in exchange for tea, silk, and porcelain. The Chinese tried to stop this and lost.
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It ends the Opium wars between China and Britain. It is very unequal; the British win and get money and Hong Kong.
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American Matthew C. Perry sailed to Japan to open trade between the nations. The Treaty of Kanagawa trade agreement resulted from this.
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The British officially get control of India! During their time in India, the British build India's economy, force the Indian farmers to grow cash crops instead of food (which leads to food shortages), and spur the formation of the Indian National Congress.
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A British Explorer named Henry Morton Stanley went to Africa and found David Livingstone. Livingstone was exploring the interior of the continent but had not been heard from in several years.
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The Indian National Congress was formed so the Indians could gain more rights. It caused nationalism to arouse among the Indians.
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US created it to open Chinese trade to all nations.
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The chinese gov allowed the peasants to set siege on European section of Beijing for months. The European soldiers defeated them.
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The Chinese who wanted a modern, independent republic rebelled against the Qin dynasty and won. They created a democracy.
