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Treaty signed between the U.S. and Japan permitting American trade by opening Japanese ports.
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The British began their rule over the Indian subcontinent, which lasted until 1947.
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French reached an agreement with Egypt to build the Suez Canal connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
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Explorer Stanley finds the long lost Dr. Livingstone in the Village of Ujiji, greeting him with the now famous words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
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-14 countries met to discuss and divide African lands. Africa was not invited.
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A secret Chinese organization led revolts in Northern China over the spread of Western influence.
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The long process of building the Panama Canal was finally finished for the U.S. They recieved the ability to build this for helping to free Panama from Columbian rule.
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