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Great Trek
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. -
Opium War
British merchants were smuggling huge amounts of opium into China to trade. China treid to stop this smuggling but the British easily defeated China. -
suez canal
The Suez canal was built in an effort to modernize Egypt. It connected the Red Sea and the the Mediterranian. -
indian national congress formed
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 -
Boer War
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. -
boxer rebellion
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. -
Revolution of 1911
Chinease rebelled against the current Qing dynasty because they wanted a modern, independent republic. They were sucessful which resulted in a democracy in China.
