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A strong wave of nationalism swept over Europe, turning them into unified countries rather than small states.
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Britain won Canada from France.
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American breaks free from British rule.
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America inspired Latin American colonies to also break away from European rule, so by 1833 most of Latin America is free.
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Most European countries decide to meet and lay out claims in Africa and Asia with no regard for existing peoples.
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The United Nations help almost all European colonies gain independence.
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The boundaries made by Europe in the new independent African colonies did not match with the actual dynamics of African people, so civil wars filled the era.
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Once the Berlin wall was torn down, the USSR lost its grip on its satellite states and the balance of world power saw a great shift. Western Europe and the United States gained all the power.