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  • French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte’s occupation of Spain in 1808 provided Venezuelans the opportunity to declare their independence.

    French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte’s occupation of Spain in 1808 provided Venezuelans the opportunity to declare their independence.
    -Mestizos (victim) was a large group in Venezuela in which consisted of poor farmers and and peasants who wanted the same opportunities as wealthier and more privileged peninsulares (aggressor)
    -French ruler Napoleon Bonaparte’s provided Venezuelans the opportunity to declare their independence as trade restrictions were lifted in which provided Mestizos with economic liberty

  • Meiji Restoration in the late nineteenth century (1880-1899)

    Meiji Restoration in the late nineteenth century (1880-1899)
    -Imperial powers (aggressor) tried to invade Japan (victim)
    -Japan was able to resist the powers through military power
    -the samurai leadership of Japan also made a building program to imitate the technological advancements of the West

  • Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia was able to resist the colonial powers with the help of refining his army, based on a European model.

    Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia was able to resist the colonial powers with the help of refining his army, based on a European model.
    -Emperor Menelik was fighting for the land of Ethiopia (victim)
    -With the help of modern weapons and a refined army, he was able to defeat an invading Italian army (aggressor) in which ensured his people's freedom for another 4 decades

  • British decided to seize a large region of Sudan from the state of Mahdiyya.

    British decided to seize a large region of Sudan from the state of Mahdiyya.
    -The Mahdiyya army was fighting for their land
    -British (aggressor) were trying to obtain a large portion of Sudan from the state of Mahdiyya (victim)
    - Mahdiyya’s resistance was not successful as their army had lost 11,000 soldiers while the British army only lost 40

  • Conclusion of the Spanish-American War

    Conclusion of the Spanish-American War
    -Filipinos (victim) were fighting for their territory against the United States (aggressor)
    -A battle took place in the Philippines after the U.S. took territory
    -After the the Spanish-American war the Filipinos declared their independence on January 23, 1899.

  • Tilak and Gandhi’s promotes that Indians should not use military force to drive the British from India.

    Tilak and Gandhi’s promotes that Indians should not use military force to drive the British from India.
    -India (victim) was fighting for their land in which the British (aggressor) had invaded
    -Gandhi and Tilak used non-violent resistance to fight the British in which a boycott of British-made goods was used instead of an armed resistance