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Pre-World War I

Explore the significant events of the 1800s from Queen Victoria's reign to the emergence of powerful nations like the US and Japan, setting the stage for World War I with colonial conflicts and technological advancements.

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Pre-World War I

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  1. Pre-World War I

  2. Significant Events of the 1800s since the Congress of Vienna • Queen Victoria comes to power in England.

  3. Ireland is struck by famine

  4. Sepoy Mutiny challenges British rule in India

  5. Darwin publishes theory of evolution

  6. Dominion of Canada is formed

  7. Suez Canal opens

  8. Franco-Prussian War

  9. The Eiffel Tower is completed

  10. The Panama Canal opens

  11. The American Civil War

  12. Thomas Edison-telephone

  13. Napoleon III proclaims himself emperor of France

  14. German Unification

  15. Spanish American War

  16. The Scramble for Africa

  17. Opium War

  18. Boxer Rebellion

  19. Commodore Perry opens Japan

  20. Russo-Japanese War

  21. US Imperialism

  22. This is only a partial list but some commonalities can be found • The Industrial Revolution had given rise to even more competition between nations for military, political and economic power. • Africa, Latin America, the Arab World and Asia were under foreign influence. • New nations were becoming powerful militarily and economically-e.g. the US and Japan • The conditions for a major world war were set. It would only be a matter of time.

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