Unit 1 Timeline By melanieavvv 1870 Franco-Prussian War The Franco-Prussian War 1871 German Unification Period: 1880 to 1881 First Boer War Period: 1884 to 1885 Berlin West Africa Conference Period: 1894 to 1895 First Sino Japanese War 1898 Spanish American War Period: 1899 to 1902 Second Boer War Period: 1899 to 1901 Boxer Rebellion 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance Period: 1904 to 1905 Russo Japanese War