Major Historical Events In The 19th Century

Railroads

Mar 8, 1769

Used to expand empires; prominent in U.S., Europe (especially England), and Africa.
INDUSTRIALISM, NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM, TRADE

Migrations

Mar 8, 1800

Migrations from Euorope to North/ South America. "Better life". 1800-1920.
NATIONALISM

Steamships

Mar 8, 1807

Steamships expanded territories, faster travel, travel across Pacific. 1800s.
COLONIALISM, INDUSTRIALISM, TRADE

Hawaii

Mar 8, 1815

Hawaii began to have contact with europeans like the russians, french and british. In 1875 they singed a treaty with america that would see them become part of the US.
NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM, TRADE

Wars of New Zealand

Mar 8, 1845

The british wanted to colonize New Zealand, the natives didn't want them too. Guess who won? Correct, The Brits.
COLONIALISM

Mexican American War

Mar 8, 1848

Mexico and America fought over territories in the South-West. US won a lot of land.
COLONIALISM, NATIONALISM

Australian Penal Colonies

Mar 8, 1850

The Brtish sent approximatley 165,000 prisoners to this newly discovered continent because its about the least hospitable place ever.
COLONIALISM

British In India

Mar 8, 1850

British control of India, 1700s/ 1800s, East India Company, British influences.
COLONIALISM

Commodore Matthew Perry

Mar 8, 1853

Forced Japan to trade/ industrialize. Americans more advanced; gunboat diplomacy. 1853.
INDUSTRIALISM, TRADE

Ottoman Empire Decline

Mar 8, 1853

Ottoman Empire declines in power and loses control over many territories.
NATIIONALISM,

Crimean War

Mar 8, 1856

Excessively blood conflict involvin almost every major european power participating. Ottomans win but everyone loses many men.
NATIONALISM

William Walker

Mar 8, 1856

Colonized many parts of latin america. Ruled Nicaragua until overthrown.
INDUSTIALISM, REVOLUTION

Opium Wars

Mar 8, 1860

Opium Wars, 1840s and 1860, British deal opium, China destroyed it. British win wars.
TRADE, NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM

Meiji Restoration

Mar 8, 1868

Meiji Restoration, 1868, emperor back in power, responses to imperialism.
NATIONALISM, REVOLUTIONS

Suez Canal Completed

Mar 8, 1869

Canal built between Mediterranean and the Red Sea by the French.
INDUSTRIALISM, COLONIALISM, TRADE

Anglo-Zulu War

Mar 8, 1879

Anglo-Zulu War, Jan.-Jul. 1879. Zulus vs. British, Zulus lacking; British challenged.
COLONIALISM, NATIONALISM

The Boer War

Mar 8, 1880

Boer Wars, 1880-81 and 1899-1902. War between native Boers and British. South Africa.
COLONIALISM

Berlin Conference

Mar 8, 1884

All major european colonizers split up all of west africa amongst themselves. Pay no attention to africans

French Indochina

Mar 8, 1887

French colonized Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos. In 1887, became a federation.
COLONIALISM, NATIONALISM

Ethiopia

Mar 8, 1896

Free state in Africa, beat Italians but they won later. 1896
NATIONALISM

Cuban Independence

Mar 8, 1898

Cuba fought spain for its independence for the third time. They allied with America and won.
REVOLUTION, NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM

Canadian Independence

Mar 8, 1967

Canada passed a bill which made it a dominion of Britain, giving it more freedom. It would not be fully independent for some time.
NATIONALISM, COLONIALISM