The Age of Western Imperialisim By andrewgrindle Jan 1, 1860 End of the Second Opium War Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1914 Imperialisim Jan 1, 1861 British obtain port of Lagos Jan 1, 1864 End of Taiping Rebellion Jan 1, 1868 Emperor Meiji comes to power in Japan Jan 1, 1869 Suez canal finished Jan 1, 1877 Queen Victoria declared Empress of India Jan 1, 1882 Italy gains foot hold on Eritrea Jan 1, 1882 England defeats Egyptian army takes control of Egypt Jan 1, 1883 Muhammad Ahmad destroys British army Jan 1, 1884 Germany declared protector in South West Africa Jan 1, 1885 Economic Depression begins in Australis+New Zeland Jan 1, 1885 Indian National Congress formed Jan 1, 1886 Gold discovered in Transvaal Jan 1, 1887 Muslim League formed in India Jan 1, 1890 Eritrea becomes firsrt Italian colony Jan 1, 1891 End of Boxer rebellion Jan 1, 1895 Sino-Japnese war ends Jan 1, 1896 New European style civil code adopted in Japan Jan 1, 1898 GB conqueres Sudan Jan 1, 1901 Australia becomes automonus Jan 1, 1902 End of Bore war Jan 1, 1904 Anglo-French Entente Jan 1, 1905 Russo-Japnese war ends Jan 1, 1908 Herero population revolts in German Africa Jan 1, 1908 King Leopold II turns over controll of the Congo to the Government Jan 1, 1910 Japnese annex Korea Jan 1, 1910 Union of South Africa created Jan 1, 1912 Italo-Turkish war ends