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East India Company
The East India Company created trades in India and became the richest most powerful trading company in the world -
Opium Wars
Opium was very popular especially in China. British merchants smuggled opium that originally was from India and brought it into China. The Chinese tried to stop the smuggling which then led into the Opium Wars because the Chinese disliked the opium. -
Sepoy Rebellion
Sepoys were Indian soldiers that rebelled against the British, the British however, soon shut down the revolt and parliament tightened the control of India which resulted in the end of the East India Company -
Boer War
The Boer War began in the 1860's and it was against the British. The Boers wanted to prevent others from taking goods, but Europe ended up winning the war -
David Livingstone Found
When Stanley found his friend Livingstone, even though he had never met him, he knew who it was because he was the only white man there
Stanley led his crew of about 350 people into Africa after Livingstone died because he decided he wanted to take on his friend's work. -
Open Door Policy
The U.S created the Open Door Policy to open Chinese trade to all nations -
Panama Canal was Built/Finished
President Teddy Roosevelt wanted to build a canal through Panama, in order to do this, he offered $10 million, and offered a yearly payment as well, he wanted a connection between the U.S and Panama, he was very proud of the canal once it was built.
