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‘by Ono von Bamarck, the "on Chancel”, detested France
it the Franco-Prian War and exthed the German Empire
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England emerged as the worlds leading imperialist power. On
ccount of her invincible navy and magnificent army, she was
able to conquer many counties throughout the world: and to
‘establish a plobal colonial empire. Thus the British people during
the plonious reign of Queen Victoria. (1837-1901) proudly
asserted: “Britannia rules the waves.” By winning the First
(pv War (1840-1842) against the tottering Chinese Empire
tnder the Manchu dynasty, she acquired the island of Hon
Kong (Fragrant Harbor). Inthe Second Opiuln 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 dimanding the Mogul
Empire, she imposed her raj (rule) over the subcontinent of
Toda (now consisting of India, Pakistan, and Banglades). 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. Australia and New Zealand ia
the South Pacific alo became British colonies.
ther impels, folowing Britain's example, grabbed the
weak countries Southeast Asia and colonized them, In 1858
N63, France, vith the help of Filipino woop under Spanish
coffees? 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
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