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Reformation of Egypt
The construction of the Suez Canal connected the Red Sea to the Mediterranean, built with mainly French money using Egyptian labor. Egypt soon found it to be very expensive. -
Division of Africa
In 1880, the French began to expand from the West African coast toward western Sudan. Discoveries of diamonds and gold in South Africa increased European interest in colonizing. -
Berlin Conference Divides Africa
14 countries met up to lay down rules for the division of Africa. They agreed any European country could claim land in Africa by notifying other nations of its claims and showing it could control the area. The nations divided the continent with little knowledge of the ethnics or cultures. -
Open Door Policy
The United States created this act to open chinese trade across many nations. -
Boer War
War between the British and Boers to keep Boers against Britain gaining political rights in southern Africa. -
Boxer Rebellion
Peasants set siege on the European section of Beijing for months. European soldiers finally defeated the Chinese. -
Revolution of 1911
Chinese who desired a modern, independent republic rebelled against the Qing dynasty and won. This created a democracy.
