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The rise of the Nguyen Dynasty
In 1802, the Nguyen Dynasty would rise up to power in Vietnam, ending 30 long years of peasants rebelling and constant civil war. This also became the first time in the countries at which a single Vietnamese monarchy was the entirety of the country. The dynasty based itself upon a centralizing scholar bureaucracy fashioned on the Chinese model to build roads, bridges, irrigation canals, and more. A side effect of this though would be the resurgence of peasant unrest in the country as a result. -
The Decline of the Atlantic Slave Trade
With the introduction of industrial machines taking over as a replacement to slaves, the slave trade began to decline. The slave trade in the Atlantic would decline to the point of becoming unprofitable in the 1800's. This would lead to Great Britain and the United States passing laws in 1807 and 1808 respectfully to ban the Atlantic slave trade permanently. The slave trade itself would continue through illegal means until 1873 where it finally ended once and for all. -
Java War
A war created as a result of the Dutch East India Company in 1799 being taken over by the Dutch government. The dutch government would then go to modify the companies to lose control of Java to build a modern state in the process. This would result with the Javanese retaliating and revolting creating the bloody Java War lasting from 1825-1830 for a total of 5 years. The war ended with the Dutch's victory and the implementation of exploitive policies as an end result of the Java War. -
Arrival of Missionaries in India
The arrival of Missionaries brought upon them established schools using the Western curricula to the denizens of India. A total of 790000 indians attended 24000 schools giving rise to a new elite established upon Western thought and culture. This created a well-educated, English-speaking Indian elite as well as a bureaucracy aided by modern communication established within India in the process. With all of this, the British would lay the groundwork for a unified powerful state decades from now. -
the opium war
A war carried out due to the British exploiting the Chinese and their want for opium using it exploitatively at the Chinese's dismay. The result of this would be the British no longer abiding by China and enacting an expeditionary force on China's ports. This would create the Opium war lasting from 1839 to 1842 for 3 years ending at gunpoint with the Treaty of Nanjing with China's defeat. The treaty included the opening of 5 international ports, fixed tariff goods to 5% and much more. -
Taiping Rebellion
One of the bloodiest wars in world history created as a result of overpopulation within China. The war was out of economic and demographic struggles that China faced at the time after the events of the Opium War. The rebellion lasted from 1851-1864 lasting for 13 years with a death toll of 20 million. The rebellion was instigated by a man named Hong Xiuquan and his religious teachings sooning getting traction and giving rise to the soon to be Taiping Rebellion. -
The Self-Strengthening Movement
After multiple rebellions were finally suppressed, multiple forward-looking reforms began addressing the threat the West held. Using the slogan of ''self-strengthening,'' they set towards modernizing the military along the Western lines. Some of the most progressive of these reformists would initiate new industries between the 1870-1880's. These industries would include the likes of railway lines, steam navigation companies, coal mines, and much more being initiated at the time. -
Meiji Restoration
The ousting of the Tokugawa Shogunate from a coalition of reform-minded daimyo. These daimyo would lead a coup and do something not done for 600 years until then. The samurai would lead the coup and declare a return of direct rule by the emperor, something not done for centuries on end. Nevertheless, the coup was successfully carried out with the new emperor ruling all of Japan named Meiji becoming a great turning point for Japanese history. -
Formation of the Indian National Congress
The formation of the Indian National Congress was done by a group of educated Indians with demands for equality and self-governance blossoming as a result. The Congress party would call for more opportunities and reforms for Indians just as white-settlers were given. The party also advocated towards unity across religious castle lines, something not thought of since British rule. This was considered ironic though due to most members being upper-caste, Western-educated Hindus. -
The United States implementation of Control Over the Philippines
The United States would take control of the Philippines in 1898 from Spain who had ruled for centuries at that point. The control of the Philippines was passed down as a result of Spain losing the Spanish-American war to the United States. The acquisition of the Philippines helped to officially solidify the United States as one of the imperialist powers in Asia as a result of this. The United States would go on to support the Philippines and reform the education system, the language used, etc.