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Monroe Doctrine
A U.S. policy toward the European nations and it warned European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet nations. -
Great Trek
A movement of the Dutch-speaking colonists in the interior of southern Africa searching for land that was independent from the British rule, basically their own homeland. -
Nanjing Treaty
A treaty that ended the First Opium War between the British and the Qing dynasty of China on August 29, 1842. It ended with an unfair trade for the Chinese while the Brits gained land and power. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
A treaty that opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitting the establishment of a U.S. consulate in Japan. -
Suez Canal built
The canal was an artificial waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. -
Indian National Congress formed
The congress was formed in 1885 to create an outlet for Indians to voice their concerns and express their opinions and views. -
Open Door Policy
Statement of principals that was needed to be followed for the protection of equal privileges among countries trading with China and in support of Chinese territorial and administrative integrity.
