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Indian Mutiny
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India Becomes Crown Colony
Formal Raj -
Canada becomes a Dominion
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Diamonds found in South Africa
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Suez Canal opens
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Stanley found Livingstone
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Cape Colony given Self Government
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Long Depression
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Gold coast becomes a colony
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Disraeli purchases shares in the Suez Canal
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Queen Victoria becomes Empress of India
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Delhi Durbar
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Bartle Frere: High commissioner of South Africa
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Annexation of Transvaal
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Afghan Wars
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Zulu War
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First Boer War
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Pretoria Convention
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Mahdi uprising in Sudan
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Arabi Pasha Revolt/ Bombardment of Alexandria and Occupation of Egypt
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Ilberts Bill
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Berlin Conference
Discusses colonisation in Africa -
Gordon killed in Khartoum
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Founding of the NIC
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Bechanauland and Niger Coast Protectorate established
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Gold found in Transvaal
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Royal Niger Company receives charter
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China recognises British control of Burma
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Zululand becomes a protectorate
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Imperial British East Africa company charter rewarded
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Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei become protectorates
Far East -
British South Africa Company gets a charter
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Rhodesia established
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Rhodes as PM of Cape Colony
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Zanzibar becomes a protectorate
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Matabele War
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Uganda becomes a protectorate
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British East Africa Protectorate established
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Jameson Raid
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Rhodes resigned
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Formation of the Federated Malay states
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Milner appointed as High commissioner of South Africa
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Fashoda incident
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Battle of Omdurman
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Formal annexation of the Sudan
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Second Boer War
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Ashanti War
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Union of South Africa established
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Partition of Bengal
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Denshawai Incident
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New Zealand gains dominion status
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Morely-Minto reforms in India
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Union of South Africa becomes a self-governing dominion
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Imperial Conference in London
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Outbreak of WW1
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Home rule for Ireland
Suspended for war -
Egypt becomes a protectorate