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1. Latin American countries win independence 2. Napoleon gains and loses power 3. U.S. President Monroe warns Europe against interference in Americas 4. Britain defeats China in Opium War 5. Britain establishes direct rule in India 6. American Civil War embitters North and South 7. European powers plan colonization of Africa 8. Australian colonies gain self-government 9. Japan gains Taiwan after war with China 10. Success of Great Exhibition leads to more world fairs
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1. Latin American countries win independence A series of revolts freed many Latin American countries from European rule in the 1800's. Many of these countries then set up republican governments. The transition from colonial rule to republican government was not easy. Power struggles, antigovernment protests, and violent revolutions plagued many of the newly independent nations through the 1800's. |
