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Pre-World War I. Significant Events of the 1800s since the Congress of Vienna. Queen Victoria comes to power in England. Ireland is struck by famine. Sepoy Mutiny challenges British rule in India. Darwin publishes theory of evolution. Dominion of Canada is formed. Suez Canal opens.
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Significant Events of the 1800s since the Congress of Vienna • Queen Victoria comes to power in England.
This is only a partial list but some commonalities can be found • The Industrial Revolution had given rise to even more competition between nations for military, political and economic power. • Africa, Latin America, the Arab World and Asia were under foreign influence. • New nations were becoming powerful militarily and economically-e.g. the US and Japan • The conditions for a major world war were set. It would only be a matter of time.