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A period of technological and scientific progress that transformed the world's economies and societies.
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Two conflicts fought between China and Western powers in the mid-19th century. The wars were fought over the opium trade, which was illegal in China. -
A peace treaty that ended the First Opium War between China and Great Britain. -
The Suez Canal was built between 1859 and 1869. The construction was a massive undertaking that involved digging out 74 million cubic meters of soil and employing millions of workers. -
The Meiji Restoration was a political revolution in Japan that restored imperial rule and led to the modernization of the country.
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The Scramble for Africa was a period of European colonization of Africa.
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A period of conflict and colonization of Africa by European powers
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A meeting of European colonial powers that took place in Berlin -
A confrontation between France and Britain in 1898 that occurred in the Sudan. -
A series of conflicts between the British Empire and the Boers of South Africa over British influence. -
The Russo-Japanese War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan that took place from 1904–1905. The war was fought over control of Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, and the Yellow Sea.