China acquires a quick-growing strain of rice from Asia
Period: Feb 16, 1100 to
the beginning of the shogun dynasty to the end
Period: Feb 16, 1400 to
many countries conduct explorations of foreign lands
Period: Feb 8, 1450 to Feb 8, 1459
Europeans have established contacts with sub-Saharan Africans
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Britain becomes economically interested in India
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Japan isolates itself from all outside contact
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Spanish and Portuguese traders bring western products to China
Dutch land in the Cape of Good Hope
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many nations and countries become imperialistic
the Mughal Empire collapses
Robert Clive leads the East India Company to victory over India
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the East India Company is the leading power in India
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local wars shake Africa
the Qing emperor agrees to receive an ambassador from England
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the introduction of steam-powered riverboats allows Europeans to conduct major expeditions into the interior of Africa
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colonial powers seize vast areas of Africa
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the British take permanent contol of the Cape of Good Hope
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the East India Company rules India with little to no interference
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the conversion of cash crops reduced food production, causing a famine
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some in India begin demanding more modernisation
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China limits the amount of foreigners that enter the country
Zulu chief Shaka uses warriors and good military to create a large centralised state
the drug quinine is perfected
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several thousands of Boers begin to trek north -- known as the Great Trek
as many as 12 million Chinese people are addicted to opium
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Hong Xiuquan begins rallying followers to help him build a "Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace"
the opium war begins
Lin Zexu writes letter to Queen Victoria explaining China's problem with opium
the Chinese and British sign a peace treaty, ending the opium war
China signs another treaty giving U.S. and other foreign citizens extraterritorial rights
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African peoples are divided into hundreds of ethnic and linguistic groups
the British controlled most of the Indian subcontinent
the Chinese population rises to 430 million
Hong Xiuquan has organised a massive army of about 1 million
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the Crimean War cuts off the supply of Russian jute to Scottish jute mills
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the Dowager Empress Cixi is in control of the Qing imperial palace
U.S. Commodore Matthew C. Perry travels to Japan to forcibly deliver a letter from the U.S. president to the Tokugawa shogun
Hong Xiuquan and his followers take the city of Nanjing
the treaty of Kanagawa is signed
gossip begins spreading through sepoys that the British have greased their bullets with cow and pig fat
the Battle of Cawnpore takes place
the sepoys in India rebelled
the British government takes direct command of India
Japan opens to trade
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Dowager Empress Cixi backed the self-strengthening movement
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diamonds and gold are discovered in southern Africa
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Dowager Empress Cixi holds reigns of control
the Taiping government collapses
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Christian missionary David Livingstone travels with a group of Africans into Central Africa to promote Christianity
diamonds are first discovered
the Tokugawa shogun steps down
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many foreign nations take advantage of China and often attacked it
American newspaper reporter greets David Livingstone on shores of Lake Tanganyika with famous greeting "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"
Dadabhai Naoroji delivers a speech about the impact of Great Britain on India
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coal production grows from half a million tons to twenty one millions tons
Japan forces Korea to open three ports to Japanese trade
Cecil Rhodes publishes Confession of Faith
the British invade Zulu when the African nation refuses to give into British rule
the Zulu nation is defeated by the British at the Battle of Ulundi
as little as about 10% of Africa is controlled by Europeans
France approves treaty giving them control over the north bank of the Congo
the "The Devilfish in Egyptian Waters" political cartoon is published
Jules Ferry delivers a speech before the French National Assembly
King Cetshwayo is driven away into exile and dies
the world's first machine gun is invented
Western leaders meet to divide Africa into colonial holdings
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14 European nations gather to have the Berlin Conference
the Indian National Congress is established
Japan and China make hands-off agreement, pledging to not send their armies into Korea
gold is first discovered
the British rule Zulu
Menelik II becomes emperor of Ethiopia
Menelik II notices differences in translation between Ehtiopian and Ititalian when studying the treaty they signed; believed he was giving up a bit of Ethiopia to Italy
Japan has several dozen warships and 500,000 well-trained and prepared soldiers
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the United States begin to colonise
foreign powers accept the abolition of extraterritorial rights for their citizens living in Japan
China and Japan sign a peace treaty
the Battle of Adowa takes place
China's young emperor Guangxu demands reform in China
the Dutch declare war on the British -- the Boer War begins
the United States declares the Open-Door Policy
the Boxers descend upon Beijing yelling "death to the foreign devils"
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nationalist groups are calling for self-government
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Westerners treid to convince Japan to open its trade ports
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the Japanese economy becomes modernised
J.A. Hobson publishes his book Imperialism: A Study
the Japanese surprise-attack the Russians
the belief arises that a magic water would turn bullets into water -- the Maji Maji Rebellion
Japan and Russia make peace negotiations
Japan attacks Korea
Dowager Empress sends officials to study other governments around the world
the Muslim League is established
officials return with their results
the Korean king gives up control of Korea to Japan
China announces its constitutional government will be formed by 1917
Britain wins the Boer War
Japan imposes annexation on Korea
Britain divides India's province differently
Liberia and Ethiopia are the only countries in Africa free from European rule
Britain claims the entirety of Nigeria
japan has more than 7,000 railroads
nearly all of Africa is controlled by European nations
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Shanghai's per capita grows from around $1200 to over $6000
