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An emmigration of nearly 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from Cape Colony to South Africa. They did this to escape the oppression of the British.
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The Treaty of Nanjing is the peace treaty that ended the First Opium War.
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The first treaty between the U.S and Japan. Specifically the Tokugawa Shogunate, it opened ports to America and permitted establishment of U.S consulate in Japan.
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The British Raj was the British Crown's control over India. They directly controlled the Indian continent.
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The Suez Canal is an artificial waterway created throughout Egypt connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea.
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An uprising in China against the Qing Dynasty and foreigners to China. It was a violent rebellion against Westerners and Christian missionaries.
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The Panama Canal is an artificial waterway throughout Panama connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean.
