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Timeline (British in India (British would make Muslims and Hindus turn…
Timeline
British in India
British would make Muslims and Hindus turn against each other
They would use a "divide and rule" technique
Early 1857: Muslims and Hindus believed that new rifle cartridge made was from cow and pig grease
Early 1600s: East India Company began dealing with Mughal rulers in India
1905: British colonial gov. divided Bengal into Muslim and Hindu sections, then removed after angry protests
Scramble for Africa
He was done for once Belgium had found about everything Leopold did
French and British came into an agreement to divide Africa between each other equally
King Leopold II as able to get the Congo and named the "Congo Free State", and treated the inhabitants as animals and would slaughter, and burn people if they didn't collect enough rubber to be sold
Some people would be separated by religion
WWI
Allied Powers: U.S., France, Russia, Australia, Japan, Canada, Britain, New Zealand, Italy
Central Powers: Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Turkey
Mexican telegraph (Jan. 1917): The Zimmermann Telegram - Germany sent telegram to Mexico, Britain told the U.S., U.S. got pissed and later joined war
Italy allianced with Germany and Austria before the war, when Germany declared war, Italy didn't help, Italy later allied with the Allied Powers
East Asia
British found another way to pay, with Opium, which is mostly found in drugs
First Opium War began in 1839
British were fascinated by China's goods like silk and tea, but China was hostile against foreigners and would only accept payment in silver
Second Opium War was in 1856