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Cure for Malaria
Quinine was invented and this drug protected Europeans from Malaria. -
Crimean War
A war broke out in 1853 when the Russian Czar launched war on the Ottomans trying to gain land on the Black Sea. -
Sepoys Rebelled
An Indian rebellion. They marched to Delhi where other Indian soldiers joined them and then they took Delhi over. -
Persia
Britains interest in Persia increased greatly when they found out they had oil. In 1857, Persia resisted British demands but was still forced to give up all claims to Afghanistan. -
The Mutiny
The Mutiny marked a turning point in Indian history. In 1858, the British government took direct command of India. -
David Livingstone
In the late 1860s, this Scottish missionary traveled deep into Central Africa to promote Christianity. Many people thought he was dead when many years passed and he was never heard of. -
Discovery of Diamonds
Diamonds were discovered in Africa in 1867, and in 1886 gold was. This discovery increased European interest in colonizing the content. -
Suez Canal
The "Lifeline of the Empire" opened in 1869. It allowed Britain quicker access to its colonies in Africa and Asia. -
David Livingstone Found
Henry Stanley was hired by an American Newspaper to find Livingstone. He finally found him on the shores of Lake Tanganyika. Stanley's famous greeting "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" made headlines around the world. -
Scramble for Africa
Because the Europeans didn't have the technology, Africans kept them out of Africa for 400 years. -
Maxim Gun
The Maxim Gun was invented. It was the worlds first automatic machine gun. -
Berlin Conference
14 European nations met here to lay down rules for the division of Africa. -
The Zulu's.
Shaka created a group called the Zulus in South Africa. They continuously fought with the British and fell to their control in 1887. -
Menelik II
Ethiopia was the only African nation that resisted the Europeans. That only happened because of Menelik II & he became Emperor of Ethiopia in 1889. -
U.S getting land
The U.S got the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam as a result of the Spanish-American War. -
U.S & Hawaii
The U.S annexed Hawaii. -
Boer War
The Europeans who settled South Africa were the Boers. After diamonds and gold were discovered in Africa, adventures from all over the world came to get some. The Boers treid to keep them from getting political rights. The Boers blamed the British for attempting to start a rebellion against them and started a war with them in 1899 -
Maji Maji Rebellion
In Africa in 1905, there was a strange belief that if you sprinkle a "magic water" (maji-maji) on yourself, it would turn the German bullets into water. This became known as the Maji Maji Rebellion. OVer 20 different ethnic groups came together to fight for their freedom. -
Oil
Oil was discovered in Persia. -
Nigeria to British Rule
In 1914 th British claimed the entire area of Nigeria as a colony.
