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Sepoys (Indian Soldiers) rebelled against the British; they put down the revolt within the year. The result was a parliamentary tighten of control of India and ended the East India Co. dominance.
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Egyptian ruler Isma'il attempts to modernize Egypt by creating Suez Canal, a human-made waterway that cut through the Isthmus of Suez. It connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean.
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Stanley goes to Africa to find Livingstone. Stanley finds him at the town of Ujiji on Lake Tanganyika.
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14 nations met to lay down the rules for the division of Africa. The European nation divided the continent with little thought about how African ethnic or linguistic groups were divided.
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The Indian National Congress formed to gain more rights. This resulted in a rising sense of nationalism among Indians.
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Diamonds and gold were found in southern Africa, so adventurers from all over the world wanted the goods. A rebellion against the Boers failed and the Boers went to war with the British for it. Britain finally won this total war.
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The Chinese desired a modern, independent republic rebelled against the Qing dynasty and won. They created a democracy.
