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This company was established with the sole purpose to pursue trade with the east indies. It later gained impressive dominance in India.
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This treaty marked the end of the opium wars in china and grated peace and commerce between china and Great Britan. This also opened "treaty ports" for trade.
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Sepoys, or indian soldiers, rebelled against the dominant British East India Company. Because of this britsh parliament stepped in and ended the company's dominane over India.
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This marks direct control of India by the British.Queen victoria was crowned empress of the Indain subcontinent.
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This canal in Egypt allowed for the british to better access I their colony India, whom they had strong economic ties with. It was built accross the Isthmus of Suez, which is the sole land bridge between the Indain and pacific oceans.
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Europes colonial powers divided Africa amongst themselves. Note that no African nation was present at this conference.
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This organization spearheaded the Indian movement for independence from Britain. It is also a broadly based political power in India.
