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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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3. U.S. President Monroe warns Europe against interference in Americas In 1823, U.S. President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine to warn European powers not to meddle in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere. The doctrine grew out of fears that some of the European powers might try to suppress representative government in the Americas. |
