-
Period: to
Colonial Expansion
-
Opening of China
Colonialism in China, which initially started in only a few treaty port areas during the 1840s, gradually expanded over time and continued for more than a century -
Livingstones Expedition Victoria Falls
In 1855 David Livingstone became the first European to see Victoria Falls at the border of modern Zambia and Zimbabwe.
He named them for Queen Victoria.
In that same expedition he became the first European to cross the width of the African continent. -
Discovery of The Source of The Nile
John Hanning Speke discovered the source of the Nile on August 3rd, 1858. John Hanning Speke, an army officer's son from the West Country -
Modernisation of Japan
It was the Meiji Restoration that finally abolished the strict class system and created a more free and democratic system that allowed the Japanese people to unleash their full potential. Under this new democratic system, Japan modernized and developed rapidly. -
Period: to
Second Industrial Revolution
-
Industrial Dynamo
It was the first electrical generator suitable for industrial use, as it was the first based on the principles of Michael Faraday. -
Opening of the Suez Canal
Is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. -
Stanley's Expedition Central Africa
Daily Telegraph financed Stanley on another expedition to Africa. His ambitious objective was to complete the exploration and mapping of the Central African Great Lakes and rivers, in the process circumnavigating Lakes Victoria and Tanganyika and locating the source of the Nile. -
The first Telephone
Was a device that transmitted sounds through a cable through electrical signals. -
Victoria Empress of India
Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, had Queen Victoria proclaimed as Empress of India. India was already under crown control after 1858, but this title was a gesture to link the monarchy with the empire further and bind India more closely to Britain. -
Anglo-Boer War
Was a war fought from 16 December 1880 until 23 March 1881 between the United Kingdom and Boers of the Transvaal.
The war resulted in a Boer victory and eventual independence of the South African Republic. -
Period: to
Height of Imperialism
-
Berlin Conference
Berlin West Africa Conference, a series of negotiations at Berlin, in which the major European nations met to decide all questions connected with the Congo River basin in Central Africa. -
French Indochina
It was a French colonial territory located in the Asian region of Indochina. -
Cinematograph
Is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. -
American Annexation
During his tenure, U.S. President James K. Polk oversaw the greatest territorial expansion of the United States to date. -
The Boxer Rebellion
It was a movement that emerged in China during the Qing dynasty against foreign influence on trade, politics, religion and technology in the last years of the 19th century. -
Taylorism 1th Flight by the Wright Brothers
Wright brothers made history in their Kitty Hawk Flyer with the first powered flight. Wilbur and Orville had just become the first true airplane pilots. The first of four flights that day lasted just 12 seconds and traveled only 180 feet, but it proved that human flight was possible. -
Russo - Japanese War over Manchuria
The main cause of the Russo-Japanese War was the territorial claims both countries made on Manchuria and the Empire of Korea. The Russians wanted at all costs an ice-free port in the region, which would provide access to the Pacific Ocean. -
Opening of The Panama Canal
Is an artificial 82 km waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America.
The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a conduit for maritime trade.