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The British took over Cape Colony where the Boers had settled many years before. The Great Trek is when many Boers moved North to escape the British.
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British merchants were smuggling huge amounts of opium into China to trade. China treid to stop this smuggling but the British easily defeated China.
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The Suez canal was built in an effort to modernize Egypt. It connected the Red Sea and the the Mediterranian.
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The indian national congress was formed to gain more rights and freedoms for the Indians. This congress inspired Indians to stand up against Britain and they caused nationalism to arise
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Boers are dutch settlers that settled in Africa. They fought Britain in a war over South Africa. This war is known as the first modern "total" war. The British defeated the Boers.
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Chinease peasants revolted against Europeans in Bejing. The Europeans easily defeated them because the Chinease government allowed it to happen and they didn't want to get involved.
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Chinease rebelled against the current Qing dynasty because they wanted a modern, independent republic. They were sucessful which resulted in a democracy in China.
