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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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5. Britain establishes direct rule in India The British government took over the rule of the East India Company's substantial possessions in India in 1858 after a major Indian revolt. Poorly organized and short of weapons, the rebels failed. Alarmed by the rebellion, however, Britain decided that the East India Company's rule in India must end. The company's lands in India then came under direct control of Britain and are now known as British India. Britain indirectly governs other areas, known as states, through local leaders.
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