Imperialism By hmuhlheim1 Jan 10, 1850 European trade with Africa becomes well established Jan 10, 1857 East India Company collapses due to Sepoy Rebellion; British Raj begins Jan 10, 1869 Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Seas Jan 10, 1885 Berlin Conference convenes to discuss terms for African colonization Jan 10, 1893 Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne of Hawaii Jan 10, 1896 Ethiopians defeat the invading Italians at the Battle of Adwa Jan 10, 1898 Spanish-American War breaks out; Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Philippines taken from Spain Jan 10, 1899 1899 Boer War in South Africa Jan 10, 1914 1914 Most of Africa is under European control