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drug quinine
perfection of the drug quinine eventually protected europeans from being infested with this disease -
sepoy mutiny
an 1857 rebellion of hindu and muslim soldiers against the british in india -
1867
discoveries of diamonds -
man-made rivers
man -made water way that cut through the isthmas of suez -
this official held the title of vicerory
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1884
The maxim gun was the first automatic machine gun. -
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14 european nations met at the berlin conference to lay down rules for the division of africa
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1884-1885
14 european nations met at the berlin conference to lay down rules for the division of Africa. -
1886
discovery of Gold -
1887
The zulu nation fell to British control. -
exporting tobacco
nasir al-din sold a concession to a britain company to export persian tobacco. -
boers
the boers blamed the british and took them up against them -
great game
struggle over muslims lands in central asia. -
boers wars
war between the boers and british and was the first moden war -
menelik 2
help resist the british -
grimean war
war between the russians and the ottomeans -
britain's empire
britain fully agree that its empire would not extend beyound the khyber pass. -
broken agreements
the agreement that was honored until 1979 when the soviet union invaded afghanistan -
russia and britain take over persia
the battle over tobacco was started when a consession sold to a british company outraged jamal al-din al-afghani -
british government takes direct comand of india
the east india company grew over time and governed an area that included modern bangladesh