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Suez Canal Built
Due to cholea and labor disputes construction was slowed but the Suez Canal was completed and opened in 1869 on November 17. -
david livingstone found
Sir Henry Morton Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone, the British explorer/missionary in Ujiji, Africa on November tenth 1871. After eight months of searching, Stanley uttered the famous words, "Doctor Livingstone, I presume?" -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884-85, which regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the period of imperialism. It also happened during Germany's sudden rise to power. -
The Boxer Protocol
The Boxer Protocol was signed at the end of the anti-imperialist movement known as the Boxer Rebellion. It also give nations including Great Britain, Russia, and Japan more leeway as far as using military force to intervene in China. -
Panama Canal Built
The Panama Canal is 48 mile long waterway that connects the Atlantic ocean and the Pacific ocean and is a key in maritime trade still today.
