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European trade with Africa becomes well established
Establishing trade between Europe and Africa expose the two continents to each other even more so then they had before. This let the Europeans know how profitable Africa could be if they controlled it. -
East India compony fails because of Sepoy Rebellion
The Sepoys rebelled against the British rule but got demolished by the British army. The British punished the Sepoys by straping them to cannons. -
Suez Cannal links the Mediterranean and the Red Sea
The French payed huge amounts of money to finance this canal and even threw a huge, luxurious party after it was finished. Eventually, the British would take it from the French because of its incredible geo-political location. -
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Berlin confrence
Here, the Europeans started carving up Africa with no input from the Africans. The haphazard dividing of Africa kept the people from creating a unifide rebellion against the Europeans. -
Queen Liluoka takes the throne of hawaii
Hawaii was very important for economic imperialisum: the dole fruit company was based there and got much of its produce on the islands of Hawaii -
Ethiopians defeat the Italians at the battle of Adwa
Ethiopia and Liberia were the only contries in Africa to stay independent during the age of Imperialism. Ethiopia stayed independent by modernizing the country and the playing the invading Europeans againts each other. -
Spanish-American war breaks out
The Americans would obliterate the spanish in this war, gaining the territories of Puerto Rico and the Philippines in the process. -
Boer war in South Africa
The Boers fought the British rule using guerilla tacticts, but they eventually lost to the British's strong military -
Most of Africa is under European control
Imperialism carves up africa to leave only Liberia and Eithiopia independent, the rest of Africa was under European control.
