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East India Company
An English company formed for the exploration of trade with East and Southeast Asia and India. Was incorporated by royal charter. -
Monroe Doctrine
Doctrine warned European nations that the US would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarch. They could do it in the Eastern Hemisphere but they were NOT to put anything on the Western Hemisphere. -
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Great Trek
A movement of Dutch-speaking colonists up into the interior of southern Africa in search of land where they could establish their own homeland, independent of British rule. -
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Opium Wars
Two armed conflicts in China in the mid-19th century between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing Dynasty. There were many wars throughout this time period. -
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David Livingstones Missionary Work
Livingstone was ordained as a missionary and set sail for South Africa. He arrived in Cape Town on March 14, 1841.
Livingstone introduced Christianity and helped to free slaves. His trip to Africa inspired him for more explorations. -
Treaty of Nanjing
A treaty that ended the first Opium War. It was the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers. -
Matthew C. Perry in Japan
Led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, looking to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade and discourse between Japan and the Western world. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
This was the first treaty between Japan and the United States that was signed. It marked the end of Japan's period of seclusion. -
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Sepoy Rebellion
A rebellion against British rule. East India Company was abolished in favor of the direct rule of India by the British government. -
British Raj Founded
Was intended to increase Indian participation in governance, but the powerlessness of Indians to determine their own future without consent of the British led to an increasingly adamant national independence movement. -
Suez Canal was Built
A man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean via the Red Sea. It enables a more direct route for shipping between Europe and Asia. -
Panama Canal Built
Was built so that the Americans and British could ship goods quickly and cheaply between the Atlantic and Pacific Coast. President Theodore Roosevelt is the one who had it made. -
Indian National Congress Formed
One of two major political parties in India. Was influential in the 20th -century Indian Independence movement. -
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Open Door Policy
A statement of principles initiated by the United States. A corner stone of American foreign policy in East Asia until the mid-20th century. -
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The Boer War
AKA- The South African War
A war between Great Britain and the South African Republic. The war happened because Boers refused to give Africans civil rights. -
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Boxer Rebellion
An uprising against foreigners that occurred in China. It started because of peasants and was soon supported by the government after. -
Queen Victoria Crowned Empress of India
Was Queen of the United Kingdom and also held the title of (the first) Empress of India. She never visited India because of the long journey over sea. -
Roosevelt Corollary
Stated that the United States would intervene as a last resort to ensure that other Nations in the Western Hemisphere fulfilled their obligations to international creditors, and did not violate the rights of the United States. Date is December of 1904 -
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Revolution of 1911
A group of revolutionaries in Southern China led a successful against the Qing Dynasty. As Qing rule fell into decline, it made a few last ditch efforts at constitutional reform.
