| A MAP OF TIME |
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| 1750s | Beginnings of British takeover of India |
| 1788 | Initial British settlement of Australia |
| 1798 | Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt |
| 1830 | French invasion of Algeria |
| 1840s | Beginning of major British settlement in New Zealand |
| 1857–1858 | Indian Rebellion |
| 1858–1893 | French conquest of Indochina |
| 1869 | Opening of Suez Canal |
| 1875–1900 | Scramble for Africa |
| 1898 | United States acquires the Philippines from Spain and annexes Hawaii |
| 1899–1902 | Boer War in South Africa |
| 1901–1910 | Completion of Dutch conquest of Indonesia |
| 1904–1905 | Maji Maji rebellion in East Africa |
| 1910 | Japan annexes Korea |
| Twentieth century | Spread of Christianity in non-Muslim Africa |
| 1920s–1947 | Gandhi’s leadership of Indian National Congress |