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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution describes a time span of Britain's economic development. -
Monroe Doctrine
This document states that people in the Americas would no longer take any European colonization on their land and would see this as an act of war. -
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Opium Wars
During the Opium Wars, Britain traded Opium for Chinese goods. Opium was highly addictive and addiction spread rapidly throughout China. The first Opium War was with Britain and China, and the second Opium War was Britain and France against China. -
Commodore Perry (USA) arrives in Japan
This included the final demise of the Tokugawa shogunate, as well as the returned control of the country to direct imperial rule. -
Indian War of Independce: Sepoy Mutiny
BEIT (British East India Trading Company) dominated trade in India. It is rumored that pork/beef fat were used in British cartridges, to which the Indians were highly opposed and angry. This is considered the first Indian War of Independence. -
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Meiji Period
This was an era of political, economic, and social change. This time brought about the modernization and westernization of Japan. -
Suez Canal was completed.
This canal was completed by France in 1869. It was called the "Highway to India." It reduced the travel distance by 43%. -
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Berlin Conference
The conference was organized by Otto Von Bismarck. This prompted the "Scramble for Africa" which was the dividing of the African continent. -
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Leopold Controls Congo
Leopold II declared Congo "his own state." The Europeans were interested in the rubber and ivory in the Congo Free State. -
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Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a peasant uprising that attempted to drive all foreigners from China. The Boxers were a nickname for a Chinese secret society known as Yihequan (Righteous and Harmonious Fists)
