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The Great Trek was the movement of several thousand Boers to the North, in order to escape the British.
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The Opium Wars were wars fought between the Chinese and Great Britain. The wars were fought due to merchants smuggling opium into China in exchange for Chinese goods.
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Ismaíl attempted to modernize Egypt by constructing the Seuz Canal.
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The Berlin Conference was held in order to prevent war over land in Africa. Many countries desired land in Africa, and the Berlin Conference prevented the threat of war.
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The U.S. created the open door policy in order to open Chinese trade to all nations.
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A war between the British and the Boers over political rights.
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The Boxer Rebellion was when the Chinese peasants set siege on the European section for months. Eventually, the Chinese soldiers defeated the peasants.
