unit 6 APWH timeline
Category: History
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1830-1962: ruled by France; before=> in theory => ruled by Ottoman => in practice => independent (Algeria)1808: population = 3,000,000 (Algeria)1827: blockade of Algiers (Algeria)1830: invasion f Algiers (Algeria)1848: French constitution made Algeria integral part of France (Algeria)1953: 66% agricultural land controlled by Colons; French words for colonist (Algeria)1954-62: Algerian War1962: Independence (Algeria)1880s: 7,000,000 ppl (Egypt)1859-69: Suez Canal dug by French Suez Canal company (Egypt)1869: Suez Canal opened (Egypt)1882: British invasion of Egypt (Egypt)1882-1913: 'veiled protectorate' (Egypt)1914-1922: official protectorate (Egypt)1922-1952: official independence (actually controlled by British) (Egypt)1956: the last British soldiers left Egypt (Egypt)1914-18: WW1 (Egypt Nationalism)1919: Egyptian revolution (Egypt Nationalism)1922: Official independence for Egypt (Egypt Nationalism)1952: Real independence after coup d'état by army officers (Egypt Nationalism)11th century: Dagomba and Bono kingdoms founded in modern Ghana (Ghana)1471: Portuguese explorers reached Ghana, and founded trading posts (Ghana)18th century: more than 10 European fortresses in Ghanaian coast (Dutch, British, Danish) (Ghana)1824-1900: 5 wars between Ashanti and British; Anglo-Ashanti Wars (Ghana)1844: local chiefs accepted British control of law courts; Anglo-Ashanti Wars (Ghana)1874: the British declared the Gold Coast to be a British colony; Anglo-Ashanti Wars (Ghana)1900: the British incorporated all the Ashanti lands into the colony; Anglo-Ashanti Wars (Ghana)1890: 5,000 children were attending school; schools (Ghana)1920: 43,000 children schools (Ghana)1940: 91,000 children schools (Ghana)1950: 279,000 children (43.6% of the total) schools (Ghana)17th century: Dutch trading post at Cape of Good Hope founded to supply ships going to Asia (South Africa)1800: 25,000 boers (South Africa)1806: 2nd British invasion of S. Africa (South Africa)1814: Holland surrenders s. Africa to Britain (South Africa)1899-1902: 2nd Boer War (South Africa)1913: Natives Land Act gave 90% of land to whites (South Africa)1923: Urban Areas act limited where Africans could live (South Africa)1931: South Africa became independent (South Africa)1948: policy of apartheid (South Africa)1990s: apartheid ended (South Africa)1778: Captain Cook went to Hawaii (Hawaii)1758-1819: Kamehameha I; unified Hawaii and became its first king (Hawaii)1820: first missionary arrived (Hawaii)1836: first church built (Hawaii)19th century: Merchants from Europe and America arrived (Hawaii)1848: the 'Great Mahele' introduced private ownership; foreigners bought land in Hawaii (Hawaii)1891: Queen Liliuokalani became Queen (Hawaii)1893: foreigners took power in coup d'état1894: another coup d'état by foreigners (queen Liliuokalani imprisoned; republic of Hawaii founded) (Hawaii)1898: US President William McKinley formally annexed Hawaii to USA (Hawaii)1858: before controlled by EIC; British gov. took control (India)1600: EIC founded (India)1725: Robert Clive (India)1773: British gov.'s E India acts (India)1780: British gov.'s E India acts (India)1786: British gov.'s E India acts (India)1793: British gov.'s E India acts (India)1830: British gov.'s E India acts (India)1857: sepoy mutiny (India)1857 may 10th: soldiers near Delhi rebelled (India)1858: British mostly end rebellion (India)1877: India ruled by viceroy appointed by British gov. (India)1788: British colony founded (Oceania)19th century: gold discovered; European missionaries; European businessmen (wanted resources); Many Polynesian islands become European colonies Oceania)18th century: European explorers discovered Polynesian islands (Oceania)1885-1908: the Congo Free State was treated as the private property of King Leopold II of Belgium (Congo)1879: 267 people were forced to go to Belgium to be shown to members of the public; human zoo (Congo)1783: end of American War of Independence (USA expansion)1803: Louisiana purchase (USA buys land in North America from France)(USA expansion)1823: Monroe Doctrine (the idea that European countries should not interfere in the Americas)(USA expansion)1830: Indian Removal Act (law taking land away from Native Americans)(USA expansion)1846-1848: Mexican-American War (USA conquers land from Mexico, including California)(USA expansion)1861-1865: American Civil War (N vs. S about slavery)(USA expansion)1867: USA buys Alaska from Russia(USA expansion)1869: Completion of Transcontinental Railroad (linked East and West coasts of USA)(USA expansion)1898: USA annexes Hawaii; Spanish-American war (USA takes Philippines from Spain, and ‘frees’ Cuba)(USA expansion)1904: Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine (USA expansion)
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