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Recent Event Highlights: Most of Africa is under European control, Boer War in South Africa, Spanish-American War breaks out; Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Philippines get taken from Spain, European trade with Africa becomes well established, and 6 more...

Created by kristenlw on Jan 9, 2011

Last updated: 01/09/11 at 05:21 PM

• Dipity Timeline Created
  Jan 9, 2011 4:31 PM

• Most of Africa is under European control
  1914

  1914 is when most of Africa became under European control.

• Boer War in South Africa
  1899

  In 1899 the Boer War in South Africa began.

• Spanish-American War breaks out; Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Philippines get taken from Spain
  1898

  War between the Spanish and the Americans break out. Puerto Rico, Spain, and the Philippines get taken from Spain.

• Ethiopians defeat the invading italians at the battle of Adwa
  1896

  In 1896 ethiopians defeat italians at the battle of Adwa.

• Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne of Hawaii
  1893

  In 1893 Queen Liliuokalani takes the throne of Hawaii's Queen

• Berlin Conference convenes to discuss terms for African colonization
  Jan 1891

  The Berlin Conference met from 1884-1885 to discuss Africa's fate.

• Suez Canal links the Mediterranean and Red Sea
  1869

  In 1869 the Suez canal links the Mediterranean to the Red sea.

• East India Company collapses due to Sepoy Rebellion; British Raj begins
  1857

  After the Sepoy Rebellion the East India Company collapses. The British Raj begins in this year.

• European trade with Africa becomes well established
  1850

  in 1850 European trade with Africa becomes well established