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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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Success of Great Exhibition leads to more world fairs
London held a magnificent fair in 1851, where exciting innovations in art, handicrafts, and machinery were exhibited. The fair, called the Great Exhibition, was housed in the Crystal Palace, a revolutionary glass and iron structure. The success of the fair prompted other major international exhibitions in the latter half of the century, notably a fair in Paris in 1889 and an exposition in Chicago in 1893. Click here for a look at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
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