Historical Events and Terms

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Scramble for Africa

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The event of the invasion, occupation, division, and colonization of most of Africa by European powers.

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Berlin Conference

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A meeting of major European powers where they decided who was going to take over certain parts of Africa.

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Opium Wars

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Two wars waged between the Qing dynasty and Western powers in the mid-19th century over the controversial sale of specific narcotics.

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Moroccan Crises

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Disputes between Germany and France in the northern parts of Africa.

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Trench Warfare

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The defining type of warfare in WW1.

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Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

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Germany had to use this type of warfare because the British Navy was too powerful to face head-first.

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Central Powers

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Fighters in WW1 consisting of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria.

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Allied Powers

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Fighters in WW1 consisted of Russia, France, Great Britain.

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New Imperialism

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A period of colonial and imperial expansion by European powers during the late 1850s and early 1900s, where Europe took over Africa, India, and parts of China.