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The Great Imperialism Timeline

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  • Jan 1, 1500

    British Colonial Rule

    British Colonial Rule
    1500-1900
    British Colonial Rule in India 's main goal in India was to
    provide money for Britain. There top government and military
    positions were held by englishmen. There were many positive
    aspects of british rule , for example, the upperclass Indians
    benefited and it also promoted justice and equality. There was a
    very big population boom during the british colonial rule in
    India and there was many crops for there agriculture.
  • Jan 1, 1502

    Slave Trade

    Slave Trade
    1502-1865
    Slave trade is the selling of human beings as slaves. Slave trade occurred from the year 1502 to 1865. Slave trade stopped when the 13th amendment to the United States Constitution outlawed slavery. Debt slavery, military slavery, slavery for sacrifice, and many other types of slavery were practiced in many parts of Africa. Slave trade was not just only in Africa, but it was the largest and most intense form of slave trade.
  • The British East India Comapny

    The British East India Comapny
    -1600
    -The British East India Company traded cotton, silk, indigo dye, salt, tea and opium. The Company was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth. The ship had very hard workers who had weren't highly valued.
  • Tokugawa Rule in Japan

    Tokugawa Rule in Japan
    The empire started in 1600.
    Tokugawa Ieyasu was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.
    Leyasu Tokugawa was invested as Shogun on the 2nd of December, 1603, following the Battle of Sekigahara during which all opposition was crushed.
    He died on the 1st of June, 1616, at the age of 74.
    Japan Meiji Restoration Japan’s civil war Revolution overthrew Tokugawa family Emperor Meiji who wa
  • Industrial Revolution

    what happend in the industrial revolution was that there was new invention were being made. it happend around the 1700.
  • The Taiping Rebellion

    The Taiping Rebellion
    1850- 1864
    The taiping rebellion was the largest peasant rebelion ever.It was started in 1850 and ended in 1864.This event launched a civil war by the peasants.The leader of this war was named Hong Xiuquan.This connected to imperialism because the rebelion took place in Vhina where their was a lot going on with imperialism.
  • Spheres of Influence

    1880-1885
    The Spheres of Influence in China was when China divided up into spheres or areas that afforded specific trading rights. Britain had taken the Yangzi Valley, French took terrirtory near Indochina, and Germany took Shandong. It happened around 1880-1885 bc. Trade was between Britain and China.
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference
    1884-1885
    The Berlin Conference occurred in Berlin, Germany in November 1884 to February 1885 and was a group of europeans who were deciding how to split up Africa. The Berlin Conference happened to Africa and occurred due to the European colonization of Africa.
  • The Boxer Uprising

    The Boxer Uprising
    The Boxer Uprising began on January 1st, 1898 in China. The Chinese people rebelled against imperial rule, and became nationalists. The Boxer Uprising was caused because of the intrusion of westerners and their Christian missionaries. Another reason for the Boxer Uprising was the weakness of the Qing dynasty.
  • Open Door Policy in China

    Open Door Policy in China
    The open door policy started in 1898 when the united states was worried about losing their trade with china. To solve this problem America start Open door policy in China but according to China they were not happy with that because China was like distributing in all the countries. The open Door Policy simply stated that all European nations, and the United States may trade with China.
  • Qing Dynasty

    Qing Dynasty
    In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system. In the Nineteenth Century, the Qing Empire faced a number of challenges to its rule, including a number of foreign incursions into Chinese territory. As Qing rule fell into decline, it made a few last-ditch efforts at constitutional reform. nationalist democratic revolt that overthrew the Qing (or Manchu