Imperialism Timeline

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    Industrial Revolution

    "a period of rapid technological and scientific progress that transformed societies from agrarian to industrial."
  • Boer War

    Boer War

    "a series of conflicts between the British Empire and the Boers of South Africa over British influence in the region"
  • Opium War

    Opium War

    The Opium War was fought over the opium trade in China and Britain.
  • Treaty of Nanjing

    Treaty of Nanjing

    The Treaty of Nanjing ended the First Opium War (is considered the first of the "unequal treaties" that forced China into imperial international law)
  • Suez Canal Construction

    Suez Canal Construction

    "the first canal to connect the Mediterranean and Red Seas, allowing ships to travel directly between the two bodies of water."
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    Meiji Restoration

    "a political revolution in Japan in 1868 that restored imperial rule and led to the modernization of the country. The era of the Meiji Restoration lasted until 1912."
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference

    "The Berlin Conference was a meeting of European colonial powers that took place from 1884 to 1885. The conference was held in Berlin, Germany, and was intended to establish rules for colonizing Africa."
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    Scramble for Africa

    "a period of European colonization of Africa that took place from the 1880s to the 1910s"
  • Fashoda Incident

    Fashoda Incident

    "a confrontation between France and Britain in 1898 that occurred on the White Nile in Sudan. It was the culmination of a series of territorial disputes between the two countries over control of the African Upper Nile region"
  • Russo-Japanese War

    Russo-Japanese War

    "a military conflict fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan from 1904 to 1905. The war was fought over control of Manchuria and Korea."

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