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Wea Beg‘of Queretaro (May 15, 1967 and executed Emperor Marimiian
nine 19, 1857 (Ries shiny aniversary), Ths fled
out Emperor Napoeoa I's umbiton to clonize Lain Ameren.
In Rizal's times two European nations (lalians and Get-
san) siceeded in uniyng their own eowntes The Taka
Snder the leadership of Count Cavour and of Carbal ad
‘Army of Red Shir drove out the Attias and Pench armies
trom Hay and procaimcd the Kingdom ot aly under King
Vitor Emmanuel, with Rome a aptly” The Pras led
‘by Ono von Bamarck, the "ion Chancel”, detested France
it the FrancPrian War andextabahed the German Empire
Janay 1,181, with King Wile of Pri afr Kone
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‘nd over rin the Third French Repub arose, wih Asaph
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‘The times of Rizal saw the lowering of Wester imperialism
England emerged as the world's leading imperialist power. On
Account of her invincible navy and magnificent army, she was
fable to conquer many counties throughout the world: and to
‘establish a global colonial empure. Thus the British people during
the plonious reign of Queen Victoria. (1837-1901) proudly
asserted: “Britannia rules the waves.” By winning the Ftst
(pv War (1840-1842) against the tottering Chinese Empire
tnder the Manchu dynasty, she acquired the island of Hon
Kong (Fragraat Harbor). Inthe Second Opiuin War (18561860)
she wou again and forced the helpless Manchu dynasty to cede
the Kowloon Peninsula opposite Hong Kong. In 1859, ater
suppressing the Indian. Rebelion and domanding the Mogul
Empire, she imposed her raj (rule) over the subcontinent of
Toda (now consisting of India, Pakistan, and Bangledess). By
winning the Three Anglo-Burmese Wars (1824-26, 1852. and
1885), she conquered Burma, Other lands in Asia which became
Brissh colonies were Ceylon (Sti Lanks), Maldives, Aden,
Malaya, Singapore, and Egypt, Australis and New Zealand ia
the South Pacific alo became British colonies.
Other impe-talsts, folowing Britain's example, grabbed the
weak countries Southeast Asta and colonized them, In 1858
N03, France, vith the help of Filipino tops wader Spanish
colficers.? conquered Vietnam: annexed Cambodia (1863) and
‘Laos (1893); and. merged all these countries into a federated
‘colony under the name of French Indochina, The Dutch, after