A History of World Societies:
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A History of World Societies Value
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| 1805– |
Muhammad Ali modernizes Egypt | |
| 1808– |
Mahmud II rules Ottoman state and enacts reforms | |
| 1809 | Uthman dan Fodio founds Sokoto caliphate | |
| 1830 | France begins conquest of Algeria | |
| 1839– |
Western- |
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| 1860s | Transatlantic slave trade declines rapidly | |
| 1869 | Completion of Suez Canal | |
| 1875 | Ottoman state declares partial bankruptcy; European creditors take over | |
| 1876 | Europeans take financial control in Egypt | |
| 1879– |
Ahmed Arabi leads revolt against foreign control of Egypt | |
| 1880 | Western and central Sudan unite under Islam | |
| 1880– |
Most of Africa falls under European rule | |
| 1880– |
Height of new imperialism in Asia and Africa | |
| 1884– |
Berlin Conference | |
| 1899 | Kipling, “The White Man’s Burden”; Amin, The Liberation of Women | |
| 1899– |
South African War | |
| 1902 | Conrad, Heart of Darkness; Hobson, Imperialism | |
| 1908 | Young Turks seize power in Ottoman Empire |