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

 

9. Japan gains Taiwan after war with China

After defeating China in a short war, Japan gained control over Taiwan in 1895. The Japanese have begun to use Taiwan as an agricultural colony, producing rice and sugar.

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