Chapter 11

By 18075
  • Period: to

    Age Of Imperialism

  • Shaka

    The leader of the Zulu(Shaka) was born, in 1787.
  • Ottoman

    Selim III went into the Ottomans power, he tried to modernize the Ottoman power around this time
  • The Crimean War

    During 1853 was the start of the Crimean War, between the Russians and Ottomans
  • Crimean War Ends

    Britian and its allies won the Crimean War in February of 1856.
  • The Great Rebelion of 1857

    India's first War of independence
  • Diamonds in Africa

    During this year was the discovery of Diamonds in Africa
  • Invasion

    The British invaded the Zulu's
  • Guns

    In this year, the maxum gun was invented, being the first automatic machine gun
  • Africa Seperates

    Western leaders divided Africa into colonial holdings
  • The Berlin Confrence of 1884-85

    From 1884-85, Was the Berlin Confrence. It was Eurpeans fighting for African land
  • India

    India
    In this year, India had their first congress meeting.
  • Gold in Africa

    Gold in Africa
    The year they found gold in Africa
  • Ethiopia

    Ethiopia
    Menelik II became the Emperor of Ethiopia
  • The Battle of Adowa

    The Battle of Adowa
    Ethiopia defeated Italy and forced them to stay independent
  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    The US obtained control over The Phillipine Islands and Puerto Rico. This caused the start of the Spanish-American War.
  • The Boer War

    The Boer War
    When otherparts of the world found out about the discovery of gold and diamonds, Boers blamed the British and broke out war with them.
  • India

    India
    In this year, India was ranked fourth in the world for largest railway system.
  • Nigeria

    Nigeria
    In this year Nigeria was claimed as a colony by the British
  • India

    India
    India gained it's independence against Britian
  • Crimean War

    Crimean War
    The Crimean War began to be a part of the Ukraine