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East India company
British stock company which was made for trade with the East Indies. They became a trading factor across the world and held parts of India for the British empire. -
Monroe Doctrine
A U.S. document prohibiting European colonization in the Americas. President James Monroe first started the doctrine in his State of the Union Address to Congress. -
Sepoy Rebellion
Indian rebellion from the British India company from may 1857 until july 1859. Mutiny of company's army but the British regained control and was governed directly by the crown. -
opium wars
Two wars in the mid 1800s involving disputes over British trade in China especially with opium and its destruction of the people. The first Opium War went on from 1839 to 1842 and the second from 1856–1860. -
Suez canal built
It was built in Egypt. It was built and completed four years behind the scheduled date. -
David Livingstone Found
Henry Morton Stanley went to find Livingstone in 1869. Stanley found livingstone in 1871 in Ujiji of of lake Tanganyika. -
Panama Canal
The canal is 48 miles long and is an artificial waterway. It was started by France but then the U.S. took up the project and it was done on August 15, 1914
