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Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a U.S. foreign policy regarding domination of the American continent in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
In Tokyo, Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, representing the U.S. government, signs the Treaty of Kanagawa with the Japanese government, opening the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan. -
Sepoy Rebellion
War between the Sepoy's, who were young Indian boys, and the British East India Company. The Sepoy's were fed up with the hostility the Company brought and the unfair, unjust rules. The war lasted untill June of 1858, with the British winning however the Company would end its rule. -
Dr.Livingstone Found
He brought the Christian religion after crossing into Africa being one of the first white explorers to do so. He, being the only white person in Ujiji, was found by another explorer with the famous phrase, "Dr. Livingstone, I pressume?" -
Berlin Conference
Meeting between European Nations to create rules on how to peacefully divide Africa for colonization. No African leader was invited to the event. -
Boer War
Boers, also known as Afrikaners, fought a war with the British Empire for the freedom of South Africa. After many years of fighting the British Empire eventually won on May 31, 1902. The end of the war resulted in the annexation of South Africa -
Open Door Policy
The Open Door Policy is a term in foreign affairs initially used to refer to the United States policy established in the late 19th century and the early 20th century, as enunciated in Secretary of State John Hay's Open Door Note, dated September 6, 1899 and dispatched to the major European powers.
