IMperialism

East India Company

Dec 31, 1600

Regulated by the British government. Given a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth on December 31, 1600.

Dutch East India Company

Mar 20, 1602

Founded on March 20, 1602. They claimed the entire island chain of Indonesia. Their major products were rubber and oil. The railways, roads, and harbors improved, but education and health did not.

Shaka

Sep 22, 1828

He was the military leader of the Zulus. He was killed on September 22, 1828.

Trading in Africa

Oct 20, 1850

The trading between Africa and Europe is going great and is well established.

Battle of Balaclava

Oct 25, 1854

This battle was part of the Siege of Sevastopol. An attempt to capture Russia's naval port on the Black Sea. This was during the Crimean War.

End of Crimean War

Oct 19, 1856

In 1856, the British and their allies won the Crimean War. between 200,000 and 300,000 people died during ths war.

Great Rebellion on 1857

Oct 21, 1857

It was against the army of the British East India Company. fought by Bengal army soliders.

British Raj

Oct 21, 1858

Begins in 1858. Power of the British East India Company is moved to the crown.

King Mongkut

Oct 21, 1868

4th ruler of Siam (Thailand today). he ruled from 1851 to 1868.

Suez Canal

Oct 20, 1869

An artifical sea level water way in Egypt. It was opened in 1869.

Empress of India

Oct 21, 1876

Queen Victoria makes herself the empress of India.

Anglo-Zulu War

Mar 19, 1879

This war was fought between the British and the Zulus. 1,902 British were killed and 6,930 Zulus were killed.

Berlin Conference

Oct 20, 1884

This conference makes rules for the colonization of Africa.

French Indo-China

Oct 21, 1887

Formed with Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, and Cambodia in 1887.

Menelik ll

Oct 20, 1889

He becomes emperor of Ethiopia in 1889. he successfuly kept europe out of Ethiopia.

Liluokalani

Jan 17, 1893

She was the only queen of Hawaii. She was queen from January 29, 1891 to January 17, 1893.

Spanish-American War

Jun 30, 1898

This was a war between Spain and the USA. It ended with the USA getting Guam and the Philippenes.

Boer War

Oct 20, 1899

The war begins in South Africa.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Apr 1, 1901

He was a filipino revolutionary, politician, and was the first president of the Philippines. He was president from January 23, 1899 to April 1, 1901.

Control of Africa

Oct 20, 1914

Almost all of Africa is under the control of Europe.