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Industrial Revoloution
The Industrial Revoloution was a period of rapid technological movements. This led to a mass production of goods. This fueled imperialism by creating new markets for raw materials to grow. -
Opium War
The opium war was the effect of China trying to supress the illegal opium trade. Which led to serious economic disruption. And British primarily traded the drugs to China. -
Treaty of Nanjing
The Treaty of Nanjing was the treaty that ended the first Opium. The first of the unequal treaties between China and foregin imperialist powers. China paid the British an indemnity, and established a resoanble tarrif. -
Berlin Confrence
The Berlin Conference was a meeting of European colonial powers to regulate trade and colonization in Africa. The conference established guidelines for dividing up Africa among European nations. The conference was organized by Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany.The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was a meeting of European powers that formalized the colonization of Africa and marked the beginning of modern European imperialism. -
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Scramble for Africa
The Scramble for Africa brought all of the African continent under their control. This led to the African territory among many territories through military conquest.