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Thanks to European inventions such as steam powered boats, Europeans were able to go into Africa, unlike before when they were unable to navigate African rivers, and unable to fight dieases native to the African region.
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The Sepoy, who were mostly Hindus and Muslims did not want to use pork and beef to greese the cartridges of the Enfield rifles. 85 out of the 90 sepoys refused to accept the cartiges, and rebelled.
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The Suez Canal was an effort to modernize india by Isma'il, the grandson of Muhammad Ali. It cost a lot of money, and eygpt went into serious debt.
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The Berlin Conference was held to aviod war. 14 European nations met to discuss how to divide Africa between themselves. No African leader attended this conference, , and only Liveria and Ethiopia remained free.
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Queen Liliuokalani was the last monarch of Hawaii and also Hawaii's only queen. She was removed from power by richAmerican businessmen.
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Menelik II, the emperor of Ethiopia, built up weapons bought from France and Russia. He defeated the Italians after he found out the difference in the original treaty and the translated one.
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The Spanish American War was a war against Cuba and Spain. America joined the war on the side of Cuba, and defeated the Spanish army in 4 months.
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The Boer war was a war between the British and the Boers. Black South Africans joined the war, and eventually the British won.
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After the Scramble for Africa European countries took most of the land in Africa, and only a few nations, such as Ethopia remained free.
