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British Empire France

ItalyImperial RussiaAustria-HungarySpain

Portugal German Empire The Netherlands Ottoman EmpireBelgium

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France

Ruler: Emperor Napoleon III (1852–1870) President Émile Loubet (1899–1906)

Colonies: Indochina, North Africa, Madagascar

Events: French intervention in Mexico (1860) Franco-Prussian War (1870) – Ended 2nd Empire3rd Republic established (1870)

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Imperial Russia

Ruler: Tsar Alexander II (1855-1881) Tsar Alexander III (1881-1894) Tsar Nicholas II (1894–1917)

Colonies: None

Events: Crimean War (1853-1856)Emancipation of serfs (1861)Alaska sold to U.S. (1868)Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Spain

Ruler: King Alfonso XIII (1886–1931)

Colonies: Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and minorTerritories in Africa

Events: Spanish American War (1898) lost Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico

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Austria-Hungary

Ruler: Emperor Franz Joseph (1848–1916)

Colonies: None

Events:Dual-Monarchy of Austria-Hungary established (1867)Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated (1914)

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Italy

Ruler: King Victor Emanuel II (1861-1878) King Umberto I (1878-1900) King Victor Emanuel III (1900-1946)

Important People: Giuseppe Mazzini Giuseppe Garibaldi

Colonies: Libya, Somaliland, Eritrea

Events: Unification - 1861

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German Empire

Ruler: Kaiser Wilhelm I (1888–1918) Important People: Otto von Bismark

Colonies: Tanganyika, Ruanda-Urundi, Namibia, Botswana, Kamerun, Togoland

Events: Franco-Prussian War (1870) Unification (1871)

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The Ottoman Empire

Ruler: Sultan Abdülhamid II (1876-1909)

Colonies: None

Events: Crimean War (1853-1856)Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

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Portugal

Ruler: King Carlos I (1889–1908)

Colonies: Angola, Mozambique

Events: None of Note

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The Netherlands

Ruler: King William III (1849-1890) Queen Wilhelmina (1890–1948)

Colonies: East Indies


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Belgium

Ruler: King Leopold II (1865–1909)

Colonies: Congo


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The British Empire

Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837–1901)

Colonies: Canada, Guiana, GambiaEast Africa, South Africa, India, Burma, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sierra Leone,New Guinea, Singapore, Aden

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The British Empire

Events: 1st Opium War (1856-1860)Crimean War (1853-1856)2nd Opium War (1856-1860)Direct British control of India (1858)Suez Canal Purchased (1875)Anglo-Zulu War (1879)Sudan Campaign (1881–1889) Boer War (1899-1902)

The United States

Important People: William McKinley, Theodore RooseveltColonies: Philippines, Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, Pacific Islands, Cuba*Events: Alaska purchased by U.S. (1868)Spanish American War (1898) gained Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto RicoAnnexation of Hawaii (1898) Panama Canal completed (1914)

Japan

Ruler: Emperor Meiji (1867-1912) Emperor Taishō (1912-1926) Emperor Hirohito (1926-1989)

Colonies: Korea, Taiwan, Manchuria

Events: Meiji Restoration 1868 First Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 Russo-Japanese War 1904 Annexation of Korea 1910

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