Imperialism from 1820 to 1920

  • Mexican Independence

    Mexican Independence
    Mexico gains its independence from Spain on September 16, 1821.
  • A.O. Hume Birth

    A.O. Hume Birth
    Allan Octavian Hume is born on June 6, 1829.
  • Santa Anna Exiled

    Santa Anna Exiled
    In 1855, a group of reformers overthrew and exiled Santa Anna, and he didn't return.
  • First Indian Rebellion "The Munity"

    First Indian Rebellion "The Munity"
    The Great Rebellion of 1857 (also called the Indian Mutiny, Sepoy Rebellion, and First War of Independence) began as a mutiny by Bengal army soldiers, or sepoys, against their commanders in the army of the British East India Company.
  • The Berlin Conference

    The Berlin Conference
    In 1884, German chancellor Otto von Bismark called together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa.
  • The Zululand Colony

    The Zululand Colony
    The British divided Zululand into 13 smaller states. This encouraged disputes between the chiefs and eventually there was civil war. In 1887 the British made Zululand a colony.
  • The Boxer Rebellion

    The Boxer Rebellion
    A group called the boxers start a rebellion against anti-Christian and foreign movement in the Shandong province.
  • The Berlin Conference

    The Berlin Conference
    By 1914, the conference participants had fully divided Africa among themselves into fifty countries.