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Eropean traders begin to trade with Africans. Diamonds are discovered in Africa and become a large soure of money.
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After the sepoy soldiers rebelled against the British for using cartridges which were greased with cow and pork fat theBritish decided it would be best to control India directly and set up the British Raj.
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This man made waterway was built using money from France and laborers from Egypt.
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In the Berlin Confrence European countries met to discuss how they should break up Africa and decide which parts to give to which European country to colonize.
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Liliuokalani wanted to fix Hawaii's political condition. Wealthy planters did not want her to change the way things were on the islands and eventually overthrew her.
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Ethiopia stayed independent throughout the Berlin Confrence thanks to battles led by Menelick II. In the Battle of Adowa Ethiopia beat Italy.
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In this war the spanish lose and the Phillipenes now are a colony of the U.S.
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When the British tried to get the Boers out of South Africa the Boers rebelled and used guerrilla tactics against the British. The British won the war.
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Africa has been divided among the European countries and is under their colinization.
